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This wiki aims to help community members decipher the "alphabet soup" of acronyms and other mysterious terms used at the Institute. It builds on a list created in the MIT Libraries in 1989. Old and even defunct acronyms and abbreviations are included here because some people still use them. Most of the items are MIT terms, but some external organizations that are referred to at MIT are also included. There's also a page with MIT lingo. You can navigate using the "trail" inside the dark bar at the very top of this page, or by hitting "clicking on Browse Space " and then Pages in the navigation bar at left.
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A
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(after subject number) Subject approved for graduate degree
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AA
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Aeronautics and Astronautics, Department of
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AA
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Affirmative Action
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AA
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Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT
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AA
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Athletic Association
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AAAS
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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AAAS
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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AAC II
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Administrative Advisory Council II
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AACR
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American Association for Cancer Research
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AACSB
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Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
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AACU
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Association of American Colleges and Universities
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AAM
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American Association of Museums
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AAMIT
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Arab Alumni of MIT
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AAP
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Affirmative Action Plan
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AAS
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American Astronomical Society
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AAU
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Association of American Universities
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ABD
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Artists Beyond the Desk (formerly Artists Behind the Desk)
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ABET
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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
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ABS
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Applied Biological Sciences (no longer a department)
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AC
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Academic Council
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ACAT
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Administrative Computing Advocacy Team (part of Administrative Computing)
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ACCESS MIT
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An information product of the Industrial Liaison Program
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ACCORD
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Academic Computing Coordinating Group
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ACDL
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Aerospace Computational Design Lab
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ACE
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American Council on Education
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ACH
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Automated Clearing House
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ACM
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Association for Computing Machinery
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ACME
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Academy of Courageous Minority Engineers
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ACS
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American Cancer Society
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ACS
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American Chemical Society
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ACSA
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
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ACSP
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
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ACSR
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Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility
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ACST
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Academic Computing Support Team
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ADA
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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ADONIS
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The name of the gifts database
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ADP
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Administrative Development Program (old)
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ADP
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Airline Data Project
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ADP
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Alpha Delta Phi
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ADSCMD
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Associate Dean for Student Conflict Management and Discipline
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A.E.
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Aeronautical Engineer (degree)
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AEPhi
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Alpha Epsilon Phi
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AEPi
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Alpha Epsilon Pi
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Aero-Astro
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(Department of) Aeronautics and Astronautics
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AFMIT
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Adoptive Families at MIT
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AFROTC
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Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
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AGREA
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Analysis Group for Regional Electricity Alternatives (in MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment)
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AGS
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Alliance for Global Sustainability
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AGU
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American Geophysical Union
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AIA
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American Institute of Architects
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AIAA
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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AID
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Association for India's Development-MIT
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AI Lab
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Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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AIM
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Not an acronym. It's a group of senior administrators in central administrative departments who meet informally for mutual edification, group problem solving, and to serve as a link between their peer group and the Administrative Advisory Council II.
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AIP
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American Institute of Physics
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AISES
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American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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AITI
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African Internet Technology Initiative
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AJAS
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American Junior Academy of Science
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AKA
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
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ALC
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Alumni Leadership Conference
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AMITA
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Association of MIT Alumnae
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AMPS
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Academic Media Production Services
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AMSL
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Active Materials and Structures Laboratory
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AMT
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Anonymous Medical Transport
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AMT
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Arts and Media Technology
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ANMI
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Amsterdam New Media Institute
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ANS
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Alumni Network Services
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AO
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Administrative Officer
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AO Query
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An email list of administrators, maintained by the Administrative Advisory Council II (AAC II)
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AP
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Accounts Payable
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APDA
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American Parliamentary Debate Association
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APhi
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Alpha Phi
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APL
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Affiliates Program in Logistics
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APMT
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Aviation Portfolio Management Tool (in PARTNER)
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APO
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Alpha Phi Omega
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APR
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Association of Puerto Rican Students
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APT
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Automatically Programmed Tools
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ARA
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MIT food services vendor, ARAMARK
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ARC
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Academic, Research, and Careers (committee) of the Graduate Student Council
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Arcade
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Assisting Recurring Cultural and Diversity Events
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ARCTAN
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American Red Cross Team and Network
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ARMIT
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AIDS Response at MIT (student group)
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AS
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Aerospace Studies (subject designation)
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ASA
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Acoustical Society of America
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ASA
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African Students Association
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ASA
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Association of Student Activities
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ASAP
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After School Astronomy Project
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ASC
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Architecture Student Council
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ASCB
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American Society For Cell Biology
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ASCI
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American Association for Clinical Investigation
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Asean
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Association of South-East Asian Nations
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ASL
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American Sign Language
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ASME
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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ASPCC
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Administrative Systems and Policies Coordinating Council
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Aspen
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Automated Speech Exchange Network
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ASRL
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Aeroelastic and Structures Research Laboratory
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ASTRA
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Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America
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ATHENA
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A campus-wide, networked computing environment that grew out of the original Project Athena.
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ATIC
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Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing (Lab)
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ATL
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Automated Tape Libraries
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ATO
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Alpha Tau Omega
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ATP
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Advanced Technology Program
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AUTM
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Association of University Technology Managers
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AUV
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Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
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AV
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Audio-Visual (Services)
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AV Lab
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Acoustics and Vibrations Laboratory
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AVU
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African Virtual University
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AWIS
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Association for Women in Science
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AWM
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Association for Women in Mathematics
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AWS
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Association of Women Students
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AXO
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