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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 281 terms in this directory beginning with the letter E.
E
1. Benzin.
2. East.
E-LSP
EXP-inferred-PSCLSP
E.D.D.
English Dialect Dictionary
e.g.
exempli gratia (for example)
e.midl.
east midland (dialect)
E+M
evaluation and management
E2EG
Ear to Ear Grin
EA
1. Energy Absorbing.
2. Environment Agency.
3. Enforcing Authority.
4. Engineering Analysis (NHTSA).
EAA
European Aluminium Association
EAC
1. Educational Affairs Committee.
2. Environmental Audit Committee.
3. Emergency Action Code.
EAD
Encoded Archival Description
EAGLE
Environmental Analysis Group of Laboratory Excellence
EAMA
Egyptian Automobile Manufacturers Association
EAMCET
Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test
EARS
1. European Automotive Redar System.
2. Effective Affordable Reusable Speech.
EASA
European Aviation Safety Agency
EAU
EU Allwance Unit (under EUETS)
EBD
Electronic Brakeforce Distribution
EBI
European Bioinformatics Institute
EBIO
European Biethanol Fuel Association
EBIT
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
EBITDA
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
EBS
Electronic Braking System
EBV
Elektronische Bremskraft Verteilung
EC
1. European Community.
2. Elemental Carbon.
3. European Commission.
4. Ecuador.
ECA
Enchanced Capital Allowance
ECAC
European Civil Aviation Conference
ECATRA
European Car & Truck Rental Association
ECB
1. European Chemicals Bureau.
2. European Central Bank.
ECC
Electronic Climate Control
Eccl.
(as label) in Ecclesiastical usage; (in titles) Ecclesiastical
ECCP
European Climate Change Programme
ECD
evidence-centered design
ECE
Economic Commission for Europe
ECET
1. Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology.
2. Engineering Common Entrance Test.
ECF
European Caravan Federation
ECG
1. Association of European Vehicle Logistics.
2. European Car-Transport Interest Group.
ECJ
1. European Court of Justice.
2. European Competition Journal.
ECM
1. Extracellular matrix.
2. Electronic Control Module.
ECMC
European Container Manufacturers Committee
ECMT
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
ECN
Explicit Congestion Notification
Ecol.
in Ecology
Econ.
(as label) in Economics; (in titles) Economy, - ics
ECOS
Environment Council of States
ECOSOC
Economic & Social Committee (of Euro Commission)
eCPA
effective Cost Per Action
eCPM
Effective Cost Per Mile
ECS
Eddy-Current Separator
ECSVA
European Committee for Single Vehicle Approval
ECTEL
Association of the European Telecommunications & Professional Electronics Industry
ECU
1. Electronic Control Unit.
2. Engine Control Unit.
ECV
Electric Commercial Vehicle
ECWVTA
European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval
ED
1. Every Day.
2. Emotionally Disturbed.
3. Exposure Draft.
4. Enumeration District (smallest geographical zones for census data).
ed.
edition
EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
EDIA
Electronic Data Interchange Association
EDIE
Environmental Data Interative Exchange (web news service)
EDIFACT
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce & Transport
EDIFICE
Electronic Data Interchange for Interested Commercial Enterprises
Edin.
(in titles) Edinburgh
EDM
Electro-Discharge Machining
EDMS
Electronic Data Management Systems
EDP
Emotionally Disturbed Person
EDQM
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
EDR
Event Data Recorder
EDRM
Electronic Data Records Management
EDS
1. Elektronic Data System.
2. Extended Data Service.
3. Electronic Data Service.
4. Electronic Data Storage.
5. Electronic Delivery System.
6. Emotional Doll System.
EDT
Electronic Data Transfer
Educ.
(as label) in Education; (in titles) Education, - al
EE
1. Estonia.
2. Early English.
EEA
1. European Economic Area.
2. European Environment Agency.
EEB
European Environmental Bureau
EEC
European Economic Community
EEE
1. Electromagnetic Environmental Effects.
2. Electronic, Electric and Electromechanic.
3. Electronics Entertainment Expo.
4. Environmental Engineering and Education (Network).
5. Espace Economique Europeen.
6. Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
EEFMA
European Emulsion Fuels Manufacturers Association
EEMC
Energy Efficiency Motor Sport
EEO
European Eco-Label Organisation
EERQI
European Educational Research Quality Indicators
EES
Ethyl ethane sulphonate
EEV
Enhanced Environmental Friendly Vehicles
EEVC
1. European Enhanced Vehicle-Safety Committee.
2. European Experimental Vehicles Committee.
EEWC
European Energy From Waste Coalition
EF
Expedited Forwarding
EFAEP
European Federation of Associations of Environmental Professionals
EFD
Ellington Field Airportcode, Houston, Texas.USA.
EFL
External Financing Limit
EFLC
Extended Folding Large Containers
EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
EFR
1. European Ferrous Recovery.
2. External Financing Requirement.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
EFW
Energy for Waste
EG
1. Egypt.
2. European Gas.
EGARA
European Group of Automotive Recycling Associations
EGEA
European Garage Equipment Association
EGFR
epithelial growth factor receptor
EGM
extraordinary general meeting
EGNOS
European Geo-Sationery Navigation Overlay System
EGP
exterior gate way protocol
EHA
European Hydrogen Association
EHPS
Electro-Hydraulic Power Steering
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EIC
Environment Industries Commission
EIF
ExerciseIn Futility
EINECS
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
EIONET
European Information & Observation Network
EIS
Executive Information System (Management-Informationssystem)
EISA
European Independent Steelworks Association
EIU
Economist Intelligence Unit
EKAS
Essential Knowledge and Skills
ELC
Exhibition Liason Committee
ELD
Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/CE)
Electr.
(as label) in Electricity; (in titles) Electricity, - ical
Electron.
(in titles) Electronic, -s
Elem.
(in titles) Element, -ary
ELF
1. End of Life Fridge / Freezer.
2. Ever Lasting Friends.
ELINS
European List of Notified Chemical Substances
ellipt.
elliptical, -ly
ELOT
Hellenic Organisation for Standardisation (Greece)
ELP
English Language Proficiency
ELPT
English Language Proficiency Test
ELR
1. Emergency Locking Retractors.
2. European Load Response Test (diesel emissions).
ELSA
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
ELSI
ethical, legal and social implications
ELV
End of life vehicle
ELVs
Emission Limit Values
EM
Expectation/Maximization
EMA
1. Engine Manufacturers Association.
2. European Medicines Agency.
EMAS
1. Eco Management and Audit Scheme.
2. Employment Medical Advisory Service (of HSE).
Embryol.
in Embryology
EMEA
1. Europe, Middle East and Africa.
2. European Medicines Evaluation Agency.
EMERGE
Electronic Manufacturers Equipment Recycling Group
EMI
Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMP
Electric Monitoring Program
EMRAP
Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program
EMS
1. Environmental Management System / Standard.
2. Ethyl methane sulphonate.
EMSA
European Maritime Safety Agency
EMTA
The National Training Organisation for Engineering Manufacture
EMV
1. Electronic Multi Vision.
2. Extended Mobility Vehicle.
EMWTK
Enquiring Minds Want To Know
EN
European Standard
ENCAMS
Environmental Campaigns (umbrella: going for green & tidy britain group)
Encycl.
(in titles) Encyclopaedia, -ic
ENE
Energy Efficiency (best practice reference note under IPPC)
Eng.
England, English
Engin.
in Engineering
ENGVA
European Natural Gas Vehicle Association
EnIL
European network on Information Literacy
Ent.
in Entomology
Entomol.
(in titles) Entomology, -logical
EnTra
Engineering Training Authority
ENTRUST
Environmental Trust Regulatory Body LTD
ENTWG
Euro Encap Technical Working
ENX
European Netowrk Exchange
EOB
End Of Business
EOD
End of Discussion
EOF
End Of File
EOL
End of Lecture
EOML
End Outline Marker Lamp
EOQC
European Organization for Quality Control
EOR
Enhanced Oil Recovery
EORTC
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
EOS
1. End of Series.
2. Enviromental Operating System.
EOT
End Of Thread
EP
European Parliament
EPA
1. Environmental Protection Agency.
2. Environmental Protection Act.
EPACT
Energy Policy Act (USA)
EPAQS
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards
EpCAM
epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EPCC
Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre
EPD
Environmental Product Declaration
EPER
EU Pollutant Emission Register (under IPPC Directive Art 15(3))
EPG
Enhanced Protecteve Glass
EPGC
1. Executive Program for Growing Companies (Stanford University).
2. Experimental Power Grid Centre
EPMA
European Powder Metallurgy Association
EPP
1. Enviromental Permitting Programme.
2. Extended Projection Principle.
EPR
Extended Producer Resposibility
EPRTR
European Pollutant Release & Transfer Register (EC REGLTN 166/2006)
EPS
1. Electronic Power Steering.
2. Expanded Polystyrene.
EPSRC
Engineering and Physical Science Research Council
EQS
Environmental Quality Standard (IPPC DIR)
EQUA
European Quality Award
ER
1. Eritrea.
2. endoplasmic reticulum.
ERB
Ethics Review Board
ERC
1. European Radiocommunications Commettee.
2. Educational Research Center.
ERD
Entity Relationship Diagram.
ERGA
1. Exterior Noise Working Group.
2. European Regulations Global Approach.
ERNC
Emerging Researchers National Conference
ERP
1. Enterprise Resource Planning.
2. European Recovery Program (Marshall-Plan).
3. Effective Radiated Power.
erron.
erroneous, -ly
ERS
Evaluated Receipt Settlement
ERTMS
European Rail Traffic Management System
ERTRAC
European Road Transport Research Advisory Committee
ERU
Emission Reduction Unit (Under Kyoto Article 1 JL Projects)
ES
Spain
ESA
1. Environmentally Sensitive Area (Maff Designation).
2. Environmental Services Association.
ESAS
Electric Steer Assisted Steering
ESC
1. European Steady State Cycle (Diesel Emissions).
2. Electronic Stability Control.
3. Economic & Social Committee (of Euro Commission Also ECOSOC).
ESCAR
Empirically Successful Classical Automated Reasoning
ESCLs
Embryonic Stem Cells
ESCWA
Economic Social Commission for Western Asia
ESF
English Schools Foundation
ESHCRU
Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit (UK)
ESOSL
Endless Snorts of Stupid Laughter
ESP
Electronic Stability Program
esp.
especially
ESPRIT
European Strategic Programme for Research & Development in Information & Technology
ESRC
Economic & Social Research Council
ESRS
Emporia State Research Studies
ESS
Executive Support System
Ess.
(in titles) Esssay, -s
EST
1. Eastern Standard Time.
2. Estonia.
ESTA
European Association of Heavy Haulage Transprot and Mobile Cranes
ESTE
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics
ESVA
1. European Security Vehicle Association.
2. Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval.
ET
1. Emergency Testing.
2. Ethiopia.
et al.
et alii, and others
ETA
1. estimated time of arrival.
2. Environmental Transport Association.
ETAES
European Type Approval Exchange System
ETBE
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
ETBPP
Environmental Technology Best Practice Programme (DTI Funded)
ETC
1. Electronic Throttle Control.
2. European Transient Cycle (gas engine emissions).
3. Electronic Traction Control.
4. ( etc ) - et caetera (and so on)
etc.
et cetera
etd
estimated time of departure (voraussichtlicher Abfahrtstermin)
ETDRS
Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study
Ethnol.
in Ethnology
ETI
Equipment and Tool Institute
ETIS
Environmental Technology Innovation Scheme (DTI Funded)
ETLA
1. Extended Three Letter Acronym.
2. Enhanced TLA.
ETP
Effluent Tratment Plant
ETRC
Electronically Controlled Braking
ETRMA
European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association
ETRTO
European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation
ETS
1. Emissions Trading Scheme.
2. Electronic Tracion System.
ETSC
European Transport Safety Council
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSU
Environmental Technology Support Unit (of DTI)
etym.
etymology
EU
European Union
EU15
The Current 15 Members of the EU
EU25
The 25 Member Countries of the EU (from may 2004)
EUCAR
European Council for Automotive R&D
EUCARIS
European Vehicle & Driving Licence Info System
EUCTD
European Union Clinical Trials Directive
EUETS
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
EUMS
EU Members State
EUPC
European Plastic Converters
euphem.
euphemistically
EUROMETREC
European Metal Trade and Recycling Federation
EUROMOT
Association of European Manufacturers of Internal Combustion Engines
EURONCAP
European New Car Assessment Programme
EUROPEN
European Organisation for Packaging & the Environment
EUROPIA
European Petroleum Industry Association
EURORAP
European Road Assessment Programme
EuroSID
European Side Impact Dummy
EUROSTAT
EC Statistical Body
Eusea
European Science Events Association
EUSt.
import Value Added Tax (Einfuhr-Umsatzsteuer)
EV
1. Electric Vehicle.
2. Enterprise Value.
EVA
Electric Vehicle Association
EVAP
Evaporative Emissions
EVERI
European Veterinarians in Education, Research and Industry
EVI
Electronic Vehicle Identification
EVL
Electronic Vehicle Licensing
EVR
Electronic Vehicle Registration
EVS
1. Ear Voice Span.
2. Environmental Science.
EVSA
Electronic / Electric Vehicle Security Association
EVSC
Electronic Vehicle Stability Control
EWA
Energy from Waste Association
EWB
Electronic Wedge Brake
EWC
European Waste Catalogue (94/3/EEC)
EWFA
European Window Film Association
Exam.
(in titles) Examination
exc.
except
Exerc.
(in titles) Exercise, -s
EXP
Experimental bits
Exper.
(in titles) Experiment, -al
Explor.
(in titles) Exploration, -s
EXW
ex works (ab Werk)

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