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Acronyms and abbreviations in English.

An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components of a phrase or a word, usually individual letters. There are no universal standards for the multiple names for such abbreviations or for their orthographic styling.

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There are currently 208 terms in this directory beginning with the letter D.
D
1. Discourse.
2. fivehundred.
3. Diesel.
D.A.
Dictionary of Americanisms
D.A.E.
Dictionary of American English
D.C.
District of Columbia
d.l.o.
dispatch loading only (Eilgeld wird nur bei schnellem Beladen bezahlt)
D.O.S.T.
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
D.S.O.
Distinguished Service Order
d.w.
dead weight (Schwergut; auch Ballastgewicht)
d/a
documents against acceptance (Dokumente gegen Akzept)
D/B
Documentary Bill (Dokumententratte)
D/D
Documentary Draft (Dokumententratte)
D/L
Download, transmit to you
D/O
delivery order (Lieferschein)
d/p
documents against payment (Dokumente gegen Zahlung)
D&C
Duck and Cover
DA
Dermocratic Alliance
Da.
Danish
DAB
Digital Audio Broadcast
DAC
1. diamond anvil cell.
2. Downhill Assist Control.
3. Department Approval Certificate (Northern Ireland).
4. Dense Asphaltic Concrete.
DAF
delivered at frontgier (geliefert an der Grenze)
DAH
differential adhesion hypothesis
DAL
Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas,Texas.USA
DAM
Designation of Approval Marks (regulations)
DAP
Parents Against Dyslexia
DARC
Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
DAS
1. Data Acyuisition System.
2. Dead Air Space.
DASCAR
Data Acquisition System for Crash Avoidance Research
dat.
dative
db
Decibel
DBA
Doing Business As
DBC
Dynamic Brake Control
DBDP
Dual Band Dual Polar
DBDT
Dual-Band Desk-Top
DBERR
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
DBFO
Design, Build, Finance and Operate
dBm
Decibel relative to one milliwatt
DBN
Doing Business Not
DBST
Double Bituminous Surface Treatment
DBT
Department of Biotechnology
DC
1. Designated Council - Local Authority Authorised TGO Carry out mot Tests.
2. Data Center.
DCAS
Distance Control Assist System
DCC
Double Counting Correction (EUETS/CCA)
DCCO
1. Double Crested Cormorant (phalacrocorax auritus).
2. Dah Chung Trading Company.
DCMS
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DCS
Digital Coded Squelch
DCT
Dual Clutch Transmission
DD
1. Darling Daughter.
2. Detailed Design.
3. Demand Draft.
DDA
Digital Directional Antenna
DDC
density-dependent compensation
DDMC
Disabled Drivers Motor Club
DDP
delivered duty paid (verzollt geliefert)
DDU
delivered duty unpaid (unverzollt geliefert)
DE
1. Discard Eligibility.
2. Germany.
3. Driven Element.
Deb.
(in titles) Debate, -s
def.
definite, -ition
DEFRA
Department for Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs
DEG
Design Engineering Group
DEG CALCULATOR
degree calculation
dem.
demonstrative
DEOG
Diesel Emission Organic Gases
dept
department
DEQ
delivered ex quai (Ab Kai geliefert)
DERA
1. Department for Environment and Rural Affairs .
2. Defence Evaluation Research Agency.
deriv.
derivative, -ation
derog.
derogatory
DES
1. delivered ex ship.
2. Dutch, English, And Spanish.
Descr.
(in titles) Description, -tive
DETA
Database for Exchange of Type Approvals
DETR
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Devel.
(in titles) Development, -al
DfES
Department for Education and Skills
DFG
Disabled Facilities Grant
DFID
Department for International Development
DfT
Department for Transport
dft.
draft (Tratte)
DFU
Dont Forget Units
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas,Texas.USA.
DG
Darling Girl
DG/WHO
Director General, World Health Organisation
DGMS
Dont Get Me Started
DGSA
Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser
DH
1. Dear Hubby.
2. Dumb Hubby.
3. Deaf Hubby.
4. Dick Head.
5. Department of Health.
DHCA
Dehydrocholic acid
DI
Direct Injection
DIAF
Die In A Fire
DIAFYO
Did I Ask For Your Opinion
Diagn.
(in titles) Diagnosis, Diagnostic
dial.
dialect, -al
DIC
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Dict.
dictionary; spec., the Oxford English Dictionary
DIDB
The Domestic Interiors Database
DIIK
Damned If I Know
DIL
Daughter In Law
DILLIGAFF
Do I look Like I give a Flying Figment?
dim.
diminutive
DIPA
Digital Image Processing and Analysis
DIQAP
Defence Industries Quality Assurance Panel
DIRT
Daily Independent Reading Time
DIS
1. Departmental Investment Strategy.
2. Draft International Standard (IN ISO).
3. Digital Ignition System.
Dis.
(in titles) Disease
Diss.
(in titles) Dissertation
DITUIH
Did I tell you I hate
DITUIHIBMSL
Did I Tell You I Hate IBMs Lately
DITUIL
Did I tell you I love
DITUILIBMSL
Did I Tell You I Love IBMs Lately
DJ
Djibouti
DK
1. Dont Know.
2. Denmark.
DKU
Drop Kick Ugly
DL
Download
DLC
differential leukocyte count
DLCI
Data Link Connection Identifier
DLG
Devilish Little Grin
DLL
data link layer (L2)
DLO
Direct Labour Organisation
DLR
Docklands Light Railway
DM
Dominica
DMC
Discrete Memoryless Channels
DMFC
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
DMLC
Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance
DMO
District Medical Officer
DMOZ
Directory - Mozilla
DMR
1. Differential Microwave Radiometer.
2. Digital Media Receiver.
DMS
Dealer Management System
DMSL
Data Mining and Statistical Learning
DMTC
Disaster Management Training Course
DN
Double Negative
DNA
Did Not Answer
DNC
Declared Net Capacity for Renewable Energy
DNEL
Derived no Effect Concentration
DNPM
Damn Near Pissed Myself
DO
Dominican Republic
DOA
Dead On Arrival
DOB
Date / Day Of Birth
doc.
documents (Dokumente)
DoD
1. Department of Defence (USA).
2. downstream on-demand label distribution (mode).
DoE
1. Department of the Environment.
2. Department of Energy (USA).
DoE (NI)
Department of the Environment Northern Ireland
DOI
Days of Inventory (Lagerreichweite)
DOLAP
Desktop Online-Analytical-Processing (OLAP)
DOM
Dirty Old Man
DOP
Direct Object Pronoun
DoT
Department of Transport
DoTaRS
Department of Transport and Regional Services (AUS)
DPAITN
Disturbing People And Irritating The Neighbours With Laughter
DPF
Diesel Particulate Filter
DPM
1. Deputy Prime Minister.
2. Diesel Particulate Matter.
DPO
Days Payables Outstanding (Durchschnittliches Lieferantenzahlungsziel)
DPRK
1. Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
2. Doputramenkippers.
DPTAC
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
DPV
Disabled Person's Vehicle
Dr.
Doktor
Dr. h.c.
Doktor honoris causa (Ehrendoktor)
DRA
Dont Recognize Acronyms
DRCRN
Diabetic Retinopthy Clinical Research Network
DRDF
Densified Refuse Derived Fuel (as opposed to coarse RDF)
DRE
Drivers Right Ear
DRIVE
Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe
DRL
Daytime Running Lamps
DRM
Digital Rights Management
DS
1. Darling Son.
2. Determinate Sound.
3. Digital Service.
4. Dansk Standards.
5. Dangerous Substances.
DSAIL
Decision Systems and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
DSCP
Differentiated Services Code (Control) Point
DSD
Dangerous Substances (DIRECTIVE 67/548 ON CPL OF DS)
DSGN
Design of products, services, software
DSL
DigitalSubscriberLine
DSO
1. Direct Service Organisation.
2. Days Sales Outstanding.
DSP
1. Designated Seating Position.
2. Dynamic Stability Program.
DSRC
Dedicated Short Range Communication
DTD
Document Type Definition
DTL
1. Detroit Testing Laboratory.
2. Daerah Timur Laut.
DTLR
Department of Transport Local Government and Regions (formerly DETR)
DTM
Discrete Transfer Model
DTOKAB
Drop To One Knee And Blow
DTP
1. Desk Top Publishing.
2. Detail Test Plan.
DTRT
Do The Right Thing
DTX
Discontinuous Transmission
DU
1. down stream unsolicited label distribution (mode).
2. Discourse Unit.
3. Downstream User.
Du.
Dutch
DUCWIC
Do You see (C) What I see(C)
DUCWIM
Do You See What I Mean?
DUHWIH
Do You Hear What I Hear?
DUK
Dead Upon Keyboard
DUP
Duplicate
DUP & R
Driver and Vehicle Policy and Regulation or Design, Validation and Production Readiness
DUT
Device Under Test
DVD
1. Digital Versatile Disk.
2. Digital Video disc.
DVLC
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre
DVLNI
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland
DVLTA (NI)
Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (N.Ireland)
DVO
Driver and Vehicle Operator Agencies of DfT: VOSA; DSA; DVLA; and Vehicle Certification Agency
DVPR
Driver and Vehicle Policy and Regulation
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVTA
Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency
DW
Doch Warrant (Kai-Lagerschein)
DWFS
Disjunctive Well-Founded Semantics
DWI
Driving While Intoxicated
DWIM
Do What I Mean
DWIMC
Do What I Mean, Correctly
DWIMNW
Do What I Mean, Not What I Say
DWP
Department for Work and Pensions
DWWM
Decentralized Wastewater Management
DYE
Damn Your Eyes!
DYHWIH
Do You Hear What I Hear
DYOH
Do Your Own Homework
DYSWID
Do You See What I Did There
DYSWIS
Do you See What I See
DZ
Algeria
DZNM
State Office for Standardization & Metrology (Croatia)

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