c (as c 1700)circa, ‘about’
C-DACCentre for Development of Advanced Computing (India)
c.a.d.cash against documents (Zahlung gegen Dokumente)
c.b.d.1. cash before delivery.
2. cash before documents.
C.F.S.Container Freight Station (Container-Packstation)
C.G.C.Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
C.I.Consular Invoice (Konsulatsfaktura)
c.l.car load (Waggonladung)
C.N.M.I.Common wealth of Northern Mariana Islands
C.O.D.cash on delivery (Zahlung bei Lieferung) (=Nachnahme)
C.O.S.cash on shipment (Zahlung bei Verschiffung)
C.R.Company’s Risk (auf Gefahr der Firma)
C.T.1. cable transfer
2. ( c.t. ) – conference terms
C.Y.Container Yard (Containerdepot)
C/Cclean credit ( (ungesicherter) Bankkredit)
c/icertificate of insurance (Versicherungszertifikat)
C/O1. Care Of (for sending mail)
2. ( c/o ) – care of (on letters: at the address of)
3. ( c/o ) – cash order (Sichtanweisung)
C/PCharter Party (Charter-Partie)
C/RCompany’s Risk (auf Gefahr der Firma)
c/scases (Kisten, Kartons)
c/wcommercial weight (Handelsgewicht)
C&ICommercial and Idustrial (waste)
C&U1. Construction & Use Regulations.
2. Construction and Use.
CA1. Competent Authority.
2. Compromise Amendment.
3. Administrative Board Cen.
4. Civic Amenity (Site,now household waste recycling centre).
5. Countryside Agency.
6. Canada.
CAA1. Civil Aviation Authority.
2. Clean Air Act (1990).
CAAMChina Association of Automobile Manufacturers
CAC1. Consumer Affairs Committee.
2. Channel Amplitude Class.
3. Call (or Connection) Admission Control.
CAD1. Capital Adequacy Directive CBOE – Chicago Board Options Exchange (US).
2. Computer Aided Design.
CADETCant Add, Doesnt Even Try
CAEComputer Aided Engineering
CAESARCivilian American and European Surface Anthropometry Resource
CAFE1. Clean Air for Europe.
2. Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
CAGRCompound Annual Growth Rate
CAM1. Computer Aided Manufacturing.
2. Computer Aided Machining.
Cambr.(in titles) Cambridge
CAPCatabolic gene activator proteins
CAPEXCapital Expenditure (Investitionsauszahlung)
CAQComputer Aided Quality assurance
CARBCalifornian Air Resources Board
CAREConsortium For Automotive Recycling
CARSCASCADE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
CARS 21Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21-st Century
Cartogrcartography, cartographic(al)
CASCentre for Auto Safety (USA)
CASEComputer Aided Software Engineering
CAT1. Convention Against Torture.
2. Customer Acceptance Testing.
Catal.(in titles) Catalogue
CATCHCome Again? That Cant Help!
CATIcomputer assisted telephone interview
CATPCommittee for Adaption to Technical Progress
CATsCorrective Action Teams
CBCPCenter Beam Candle Power
CBI1. Confederation of British Industry.
2. Confidential Business Information.
CBMCondition Bases Maintenance
CBOTChicago Board of Trade (US)
CBRCalifornia Bearing Ratio
CBTcomputer-based testing
CCA1. Climate Change Agreement.
2. Compliance Cost Assessment (now RIA).
CCC1. Canadian Computing Competition.
2. Commodity Credit Corporation (US).
3. Camping & Caravan Club.
CCL1. Climate Change Levy.
2. Compacted Clay Liner.
CCPCommercial Customer Programme
CCRCalifornian Code of Regulations
CCSSCommon Core State Standards
CCTCompulsory Competitive Tendering [now best value]
CCTVClose Circuit Television
CD1. Compact Disc.
2. Congo (Democratic Republic).
3. Cluster of differentiation.
4. certificate of deposit.
5. Consolidated Document.
CD-ROMCompact Disc-Read Only Memory
CDGCarriage of Dangerous Goods
CDG/CPLCarriage of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (classification, packaging & labelling) regs 1994 and 1996
CDGRailCarriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
CDGRoadCarriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
CDI1. compact disc interactive.
2. Common-rail Diesel Injection.
CDLCommercial Drivers Licence
CDMClean Development Mechanism (withing kyoto protocol art 12)
CDRCritical Design Review
CE1. Creative Editing.
2. customer edge.
3. customer equipment.
CEA1. Commodity Exchange Authority (US, replaced by CFTC in 1975).
2. Combustion Engineering Association.
CEC1. European Coordinating Council for the Development of Performance Tests for Lubricants and Engine Fuels.
2. Commission of the European Communities.
CEDCommon European Demonstrators
CEEFCCentre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites (Australia)
CEFICEuropean Chemical Industry Council
CEFRCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages
CEHLMCentre of Expertise on Leardership in Health Management
CEI (IEC)International Electro Technical Commission
CELSCenter for Legal and Social studies
CEMAEuropean Committee of Associations of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery
CENELECEuropean Committee for Electrical / Electrotechnical Standardisation
Cent1. central.
2. century.
3. ( cent ) – century
Cent.(in titles) Century, Central
Cent. Dict.Century Dictionary
CEOchief executive officer
CEOFCampus Electron Optics Facility (OSU)
CEPEEuropean Council of the Paint, Printing, Ink and Artists Colours Industry
CEPIConfederation of European Paper Industries
CERDCommittee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination
CESTCentre for Exploitation of Science & Technology
Cf., cf.confer, ‘compare’
CFA1. confirmatory factor analysis.
2. Consumer Federation of America.
CFBACCentral Fire Brigades Advisory Council
CFCChannel Frequency Class
CFD1. Call For Discussion.
2. Computational Fluid Dynamics.
CFEISCertification and Fuel Economy Information System
CFERsConsolidated Funds Extra Receipts
CfiTCommission for Integrated Transport
CFPPCold Filter Plugging Point (diesel)
CFR1. Code of Federal Regulations.
2. Cooperative Fuel Research.
3. Cost and Freight
CFT1. Charge Flow Transistor.
2. Conformal Field Theory.
3. Conformal Fuel Tank.
4. Cross File Transfer.
CFV1. Clean Fuel Vehicle.
2. Critical Flow Venturi.
3. Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Division.
4. Call For Votes.
CG1. Centre of Gravity.
2.Congo (Republic).
CGEGCenter on Global Economic Governance
CGFCore Grammatical Function
CGP1. Cumulative Grade Point.
2. Cumulative Grading Pattern.
CGRCentre de Gestion des Radiocommunications
CGUCash Generating Unit (Zahlungsmittelgenerierende Einheit)
ch. ppd.charges prepaid (Kosten vorausbezahlt)
Chem.(as label) in Chemistry; (in titles) Chemistry, – ical
Chem.Enginchemical engineering
CHIEFCustoms Handling of Import and Export Freight
CHMRCenter for Health Management Research (University of Washington at Seattle)
CHMSLCentral High Mounted Stop Light
CHOMCenter for the History of Medicine
CHOWURsee (C) HOW you are
CHP1. California Highway Patrol.
2. Combined Heat & Power.
CHPACombined Heat & Power Association
Chr1. Christian.
2. (in the Bible) Chronicles.
Chr.(in titles) Christian
Chron1. chronology, chronicle.
2. (in the Bible) Chronicles
Chron.(in titles) Chronicle
Chronol.(in titles) Chronology, -ical
CHSP1. College in High School Program (University of Pittsburgh).
2. Community Health Scholars Program (University of Michigan).
CIA1. Chemical Industries Association.
2. Central Intelligence Agency.
CIASSCenter for Intercultural Advancement & Student Success
CIDADECInternational Confederation of Experts and Consultants
CIDICompression Ignition Direct Injection
CIEInternational Committee of Illumination
CIEFConstruction Industry Environmental Forum
CIFcost, insurance, freight (Kosten, Versicherung und Fracht)
CIFASComitas Institute for Anthropological Study
CIGCanadian Institute of Geomatics
CIGGTCanadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport
CILGComponent Industry Liaison Group
CIM1. Computer Integrated Machining.
2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
3. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
CIMAHControl of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regs 1984 (as amended)
CIMECreativity and Innovation in Micro Enterprise
Cinemat., Cinematogr.in Cinematography
Cinematogrcinematography, cinematographic(al)
CIOMSCouncil for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
CIP1. Cataloging-in-Publication.
2. Construction In Process.
CIPFAChartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting
CIRIAConstruction Industry Research & Information Association
CIRRCommercial Interest Referenca Rate (Handels-Referenzzinssatz)
CIS1. Compuserve Information Service.
2. Commonwealth of Independent States (Former USSR).
CITAInternational Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
CITBConstruction Industry Training Board
CITESConventionon International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITsContinous Improvement Teams
Civil Engincivil engineering
CIWEMChartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management
CIWMChartered Institute of Wastes Management
CIXSChandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer
CKWRICaesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
CL1. Chile.
2. Comfort Luxe.
3. ( cl ) – clause
4. ( Cl ) – club
Class.Antiqclassical antiquities
CLAWControl of Lead at Work regs 1990 & ACoP
CLCCommercial Letter of Credit (Kreditbrief)
CLC-CCell line cross contamination
CLCVTCCar and Light Commercial Vehicle Technical Commtittee
CLEARCampaign for Lead-Free Air
CLEDIPALiaison Committee of EEC Automobile Parts Wholesalers
CLEE1. Center for Law, Energy & the Environment.
2. Center for Lifelong Engineering Education.
CLEPALiaison Committee for the Manufacture of Automobile Equipment & Spare Parts
CLERClassification & Labelling of Explosive Regulations 1983
CLEUDCertificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development
Clin.(in titles) Clinical
CLIPClassicalI PandARP over ATM
CLLCollege Station Easterwood Airport code.Texas,USA.
CLNACours de Langue de Niveau Avance
CLOAKACanonical List Of All Known Acronyms
CLRTAPConvention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution
CLVCustomer Lifetime Value
CM1. Cameroon.
2. Configuration Management.
3. ( cm ) – centimetre
CMBSCollision Mitigation Braking Systems
CMCCar Multimedia Committee
CMEACouncil for Mutual Economic Aid
CMFCapital Modernisation Fund
CMHCCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMI1. Cell mediated Immunity.
2. Champaign Airport code. Willard Airport. Illinois,USA.
CMIIWCorrect Me If Im Wrong
CMMICapability Maturity Model Integration
CMPConfiguration Management Plan
CMPSCentre for Management and Policy Studies
CMRCarcinogenic Mutagenic Reprotoxic
CMVCommercial Motor Vehicle
CMVSACommerical Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (USA)
CMVSSCanadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
CMWS1. Cambridge Medical Writing Services.
2. Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (Coastal Carolina University).
CNAcopy number alteration
CNAPSCenter for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
CNCComputerised Numerical Control
CNGCompressed Naturale Gas
CNMICommon wealth of Northern Mariana Islands
CO1. Conference.
2. Colombia.
3. ( Co ) – company
COCOMOCOnstructive COst MOdel
COD1. Chemical Oxygen Demand.
2. Cash On Delivery.
3. Certificate of Destruction (for vehicles).
CODESCrash Outcome Data Evaluation Systems (USA)
COERControl of Explosives Regulations
COGENTCO-Develepment Re Generations Tools
COIFCertificate of Initial Fitness
Col1. colonel.
2. (in the Bible) Colossians.
Col.(in titles) Colonel, Colony
Coll1. collected, collection.
2. college.
Coll.(in titles) Collection
collect1. collective(ly).
2. collection.
colloq1. colloquial(ly).
2. colloquies.
Coloss(in the Bible) Colossians
COMAHControl of Major Accident Hazards
COMEAPCommittee of the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants
Comm1. commerce, in commercial usage.
2. common.
3. commentary.
4. commission.
5. committee.
COMMETCouncil of Mechanical & Metal Trade Association
Communic.in Communications
Comp1. companion.
2. company.
3. ( comp ) – comparative.
4. ( comp ) – compound
5. ( comp ) – composition.
comp.compound, composition
Comp.Anatcomparative anatomy
Compan.(in titles) Companion
Compendcompendium, compendious
Compl1. complete
2. ( compl ) – complement
Conc1. concise
2. ( conc ) – concerning
CONCAWEConservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe (oil companies)
Conf1. conference
2. confession
Conf.(in titles) Conference
Congr.(in titles) Congress
conj1. conjugation.
2. conjunction.
Conn1. Connaussement.
2. Connecticut.
Consecrconsecrated, consecration
constconstruction, construed with
const.construction, construed with
Constit.Histconstitutional history
contr1. contracted, contraction.
2. contrasted (with).
Contrib.(in titles) Contribution
Controv1. controversial.
2. controversy.
COPConformity of Production
CoPA 1974Control of Pollution Act
CORAChemical & Oil Recovery Association
Corr.(in titles) Correspondence
corresp.corresponding (to)
COSHHControl of Substances Hazardours to Health Regulations 1994 (UK)
COSINECoordinated Survey Information Network Exchange (Ontario, CA)
CoSLCouncil of Student Leaders
COSVAMCoalition of Small Volume Automonile Manufacturers (USA)
COTFLGCrawling On The Floor Laughing Guts Out and Having A Heart Attack
COTFLGOHAHACrawling on the Floor Laughing Guts Outand Having a Heart Attack
Cotgr.R. Cotgrave, Dictionarie of the French and English tongues
COTRContracting Officers Technical Representative
CPA1. Cost Per Action.
2. Cost Per Acquisition.
3. Crime Prevention Agency.
CPC1. Coordinated Pollution Control.
2. Certificate of Professional Competence.
3. Cost per click.
CPCSCommon Part Convergence Sublayer
CPDSHarvard Center for Population and Development Studies
CPECustomer premises (orprovided) equipment
CPHICenter for Public Health Initiatives
CPNPCollege of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
CPOCertified Prosthetist-Orthotist
CPOSFormerly Country Planning Officers Society (now planning officers society)
CPPcritical process parameter
CPPACenter for Public Policy & Administration (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
CPS1. Certified Prevention Specialist.
2. Cycles Per Second, Archaic expression SeeHertz per second.
CPSCConsumer Product Safety Commission (USA)
CPT1. Confederation Of Passenger Transport UK (formerly bus and coach council).
2. carriage paid to.
CQOChief Quality Officer.
CR1. Costa Rica.
2. Change Request.
CR-LDPConstraint-based Routing Label Distribution Protocol
CRACentral Registration Administrator
CRABIChild Restraint & Airbag Interaction (task force)
CRADAcooperative research and development agreement
CRAFTCant Remember A****ing Thing
CRASHCitizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (USA)
CRC1. clinical research coordinator.
2. Committee on the Rights of Child.
CRDFCoarse refuse derived fuel (as opposed to densified rdf)
CREEDCollaborative research in the economics of environment & development
CREST1. Citizens Radio Emergency Service Teams.
2. Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology.
CRF1. case report form.
2. corticotrophin-releasing factor.
3. Child Restraint Fixture.
CRHAdrenocorticotropic hormone releasing hormone
CRICapital Receipts Initiative
Crit1. critical.
2. criticism.
Crit.(in titles) criticism, critical
CRM1. Customer Relationship Management.
2. Customer Relationship Model.
CRNCrime Reference Number
CRNRCenter for Really Neat Research
CROSSComprehensive Road Surrounding Simulation
CRP1. Conservation Reserve Program.
2. Corpus Christi Airport Code. Texas,USA.
3. Co-operative Research Program.
CRPGCharacter (or computer) Role Playing Game
CRRI1. Central Road Research Institute (India).
2. Complimentary Rotary regular internship.
CRSChild Restraint System
Crystallogrcrystallography
CS1. Cop Shop (policestation).
2. Customer Service.
3. Central Secretariat (ISO).
CSA1. Canadian Standards Association.
2. Chemical Safety Assessment.
CSCComplex Stative Construction
CSCEConference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
CSCMCollaborative Supply Chain Management
CSDDRoad Traffic Safety Directorate (Latvia)
CSDI1. Centre for the Study of the Domestic Interior.
2. Comparative Survey Design and Implementation.
CSE1. Comparison Shopping Engine.
2. Custom Search Engine (Google).
CSERGECentre for Social & Economic Research on the Global Environment
CSFTECivil Service Full Time Equivalent
CSHS1. Canadian Society for Horticultural Science.
2. Canadian Society for Hydrological Sciences.
CSISCentre for Strategic and International Studies
CSISSCenter for Spatial Information Science and Systems
CSNICzech Standards Institute
CSOCar Seat Only (child restraints)
CSR1. cell switching router.
2. Corporate Social Responsibility.
3. Chemical Safety Report (under reach).
CSRSChild Safety Restraints System
CT1. Computed Tomography.
2. Current Transformer.
3. ( ct ) – Cent
4. ( Ct ) – count.
2. ( Ct ) – court
CTA1. Commercial Trailers Association.
2. Community Transport Association.
CTPComposite Test Procedure
CTRLChannel Tunnel Rail Link
CTSNCenter for Translational Social Neuroscience
CU1. see you.
2. Cracking Up.
3. Cuba.
CUDOCommon University Data Ontario
CUL1. see you Later.
2. Catch You Later (Goodbye).
CUL8Rsee(C) yoU LateR (L8R)
CUL8TRsee(C) yoU LaTeR (L8TR)
CUNAItalian Standards Organisation
CURBCommunities Using Resources Better
CURSComputerised Vehicle and Routing Scheduling Systems
CUSAConnection and Use of System Agreement
CV1. Cape Verde.
2. Compressed Video.
3. Calorific Value.
4. Commercial Vehicle.
CVBBCommercial Vehicle Bodybuilders Section
CVMSCommercial Vehicle Manufacturers Section
CVPCanada VigilanceProgram
CVRACommercial Vehicle Racking Association
CVSACommercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (USA)
CW1. Working Capital.
2. Curb Weight.
3. continuous wave signal mode.
CWACen Workshop Agreement
CWRC1. Center for Womens Reproductive Care (Columbia University).
2. Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre (London).
CWWGCrashworthiness Working Group
Cycl.(in titles) Cyclopaedia, -ic
Cytolcytology, cytological
Cytol.(in titles) Cytology, -ical