ABREVIATIONS

GB

 Great Britain is composed of three countries: England, Scotland and Wales

 UK

 United Kingdom . It's the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 

 EU

  the European Union                          

 USA

   the United  States of America          Born in the USA  (song by Bruce Springsteen)

 BBC

   British Broadcasting Corporation           

 WWW

   world wide web  

 

 FBI

   Federal  Bureau of Investigation   (Washington D.C. , district of Columbia)

                                             

  SMS

    Short  Message  Service    

  FAQ  

    Frequently Asked  Questions

  UFO

   Unidentified Flying Object   

                                                                       (flying saucers)    (2002)

  unesco

         

 The Taj-Mahal has been included on unesco's world heritage list    

    United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

 laser

    Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

 

 interpol

  International Criminal Police Organization

  It's the world's largest international police organization with 186 member countries 

 internet

  International Network :   internet est un réseau informatique mondial  

    AM (ante meridiem): before noon      Every morning I get up at 7 am

    PM (post meridiem): after noon         I leave my office at 5 pm

    Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire : he ruled from 27  BC ( before Christ)

                                                                                                      until his death in 14 AD (anno domini)

    In 1948 M. Cerdan became a world champion, he beat Tony Zale by a KO (Knock Out)

 

اختصارات

 

IQ = Intelligence Quotient                                               بهره هوشي – ضريب هوشي

ID = Identification                                                                               كارت شناسايي                                                  

  سي دي – ديسك فشرده                                                               CD = Compact Disc

دي وي دي                                         DVD = Digital Video-Disc / Digital Versatile Disc

درجه دكتري                                                                      PhD = Doctor of philosophy

ISO = International Organization for Standardization

ايزو – سازمان جهاني استاندارد                                                                                   

بخش مراقبت هاي ويژه                                                      ICU = Intensive Care Unit

               AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

بيماري ايدز- سندرم ازبين برنده امنيت دفاعي بدن                                                          

ISBN = International Standard Book Number

شماره استاندارد بين المللي كتاب                                                                                

OPEC = Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

اوپك- سازمان كشورهاي صادركننده نفت                                                                        

IRNA = Islamic Republic News Agency

ايرنا – خبرگزاري جمهوري اسلامي                                                                                 

ISNA = Iranian Student News Agency

ايسنا – خبرگزاري دانشجويان ايران                                                                                

آزمون تافل                                        TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language

آزمون آيلتس                         IELTS = International English Language Testing System

UNESCO = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

يونسكو – سازمان آموزش علمي وفرهنگي ملل متحد                                                        

UNICEF = United Nations Children’s Fund / United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund  

يونيسف – صندوق اضطراري سازمان ملل متحدبراي كودكان                                                 

شماره شناسايي شخصي                                       PIN = Personal Identification Number

 SIM card = SIM is the abbreviation of  Subscriber Identification Modul

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