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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 155 terms in this directory beginning with the letter G.
G.
German
G.M.
George Medal
G2G
Got to Go
GA
1. Go Ahead.
2. Gabon.
GAC
Get A Clue
Gael.
Gaelic
GAF
Ghana Armed Forces
GAFIA
Get Away From It All
GAIKINDO
Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries
GAL
Get A Life
GAP
Global Action Plan
GASP
Go Away, Silly Person!
GATB
Graphical Articulated Total Body
GATT
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
GAVI
Global Alliance for Vaccinesand Immunization
Gaz.
(in titles) Gazette
GB
United Kingdom
GBH&K
Great Big Hugs & Kisses
GBH&KB
Greak Big Hugs & Kisses Back
GC
Garbage Collect
GCB
1. Genomics and Computational Biology.
2. Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences.
GCC
Global Chassis Control
GCL
Geosynthetic Clay Liner
GCLB
Grease C - Lubricant B
GCMs
General Circulation Models
GCWR
Gross Combination Vehicle Rating
GD
Grenada
GD&H
Grinning, Ducking & Hiding
GD&R
Grinning, Ducking & Running
GD&RF
Grinning, Ducking & Running Fast!
GD&RVVF
Grinning, Ducking and Running Very Very Fast
GD&W
Grinning, Ducking & Weaving
GDF
Geographic Data File
GDP
gross domestic product
GDR
Grinning Ducking and Running
GDS
Global Distribution Systems
GE
Georgia
GEA
Garage Equipment Association
GEMS
Gateways to Engagement, Mastery and Success
Gen
Generation
gen.
1. genitive.
2. general, -ly.
GENET
Gender Equality Network
Geogr.
(as label) in Geography; (in titles) Geography, - ical
Geol.
(as label) in Geology; (in titles) Geology, - ical
Geom.
in Geometry
Geomorphol.
in Geomorphology
GEPE
Group of Experts on Pollution and Energy
Ger.
German
GES
General Estimates System
GESA
Group of Experts on Safety Provisions on Motor Coaches and Buses
GESP
1. Global Environmental Sustainability Programme (University of Dundee).
2. Groningen Energy and Sustainability Programme (University of Groningen).
GF
1. Girlfriend.
2. French Guiana.
3. Grand Fathering (Allocation under emissions trading scheme).
GFP
Green Fluorescent Protein
GFR
Grim File Reaper
GG
Guernsey
GGC
Goo Goo Cluster
GGES
Gravity Gradient Earth Sensor
GGN
Gotta Go Now
GH
1. Getting Hard.
2. Ghana.
GHG
Green House Gas
GHG2E
Green House Gasses coversion To Energy
GHS
Globally Harmonised System (of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN))
GI
1. Gibraltar.
2. Genuine Ilocano.
GIDAS
German IN-Depth Accident Studies (database)
GIDD
Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development
GIGO
Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIS
Geographical Information System
GIT
Georgia Institute of Technology
GIWIST
Gee, I Wish Id Said That
GIYF
Google Is Your Friend
GLA
Greater London Authority
GLETN
Great Lakes Emergency and Traffic Network
GLG
Goofy Little Grin
GLGH
Good Luck and Good Hunting
Gloss.
Glossary
GM
Gambia
Gmc.
Germanic
GMES
Global Monitoring for Environment and Decurity
GMH
Great Minister House (DfT HQ-Westminster)
GML
Grammar Markup Language
GMT
Greenwich mean time (time in London)
GMTA
Great Minds Think a like
GN
Guinea
GNP
gross national product
GNR
Global Natural Resources
GnRH
Gonadotrophic releasing hormone
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GOARN
Global Out break Alert and Response Network
Godef.
F. Godefroy, Dictionnaire de lancienne langue francaise
GoEM
Guild of Experienced Motorists
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GoIRA
Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
GOK
God Only Knows
GOL
Government Office for London
GOMF
Get Out ta My Face
GOOML
Get Out Of My Life
GOs
Government Offices
GOTFIA
Groaning On The Floor In Agony
Goth.
Gothic
Govt.
(in titles) Government
GOWI
Get On With It
GP
Guadeloupe
GPA
Grade Point Average
GPC
1. General Purposes Committee.
2. Government Procurement Card.
3. Grant Professional Certified.
GPEI
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
GPF
General Protection Fault; Go Puke, Fast!
GPHIN
Global Public Health Intelligence Network
GPNZ
General Practice New Zealand
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
GPS
Global Positioning System
GPTS
1. Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale.
2. Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
GQ
Equatorial Guinea
GQA
General Quality Assessment
GR
1. Greece.
2. King George [Lat.Georgius Rex].
Gr.
1. Greek.
2. Great.
Gram.
(as label) in Grammar; (in titles) Grammar, - tical
GRD
Geographic Road Database
GRIKPIC
Grant to Return Indigenous Knowledge to Pacific Islands Communities
GRUIT
Get Reay yoU Impudent Thing
GS
1. South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands.
2. Ground State.
GSA
Geometric Surface Area
GSHIWM
Giggling So Hard I Wet My Pants
GSHS
Global School-based Student Health Survey
GSI
1. Genetic Stock Identification.
2. Geophysical Services, Inc..
3. Government Secure Intranet.
4. Gear Shift Indicator.
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
GSMP
General (orGeneric) Switch Management Protocol
GSP
Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
GT
1. Guatemala.
2. Gas Turbin.
3. Gran Touring/Tourismo.
Gt.
Great
GTA
Group Training Association
GTBOS
Glad To Be Of Service
GTDI
Guidelines on Trade Data Interchange (UK)
GTFO
Get The fucking Out
GTFOOMF
Get the Fuck Out of My Face
GTG
Got To Go
GTL
Gas-To-Liquids
GTM
Grammar Translation Method
GTMA
Gauge and Toolmakers Association
GTR
Global Technical Regulations
GTRN
General Transients
GTUO
Greater Toronto Urban Observatory
GU
Guam
GV(P&T)
Goods Vehicle (Plating & Testing)
GVL
Gross Vehicle Load
GVM
Gross Vehicle Mass
GVTS
Goods Vehicle Testing Station
GVW
Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GW
1. Getting Wet.
2. Guinea-Bissau.
GWATCD
God Willing And The Creek Dont Rise
GWCCM
George Washington [University] Certified Contract Manager
GWO
Google Website Optimizer
GWOT
Global Waron Terrorism
GWP
Global Warning Potential
GY
Guyana

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