Most Important Full Forms List – Updated 2024

In our modern world, abbreviations and acronyms have become an integral part of our daily lives. From educational to finance, chat platforms, the Internet, IT, technology, science, computers, and general conversations, these shorthand expressions help us communicate efficiently and save precious time.

In this article explores a comprehensive list of full forms across various domains.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

A Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
ACPI	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADSP	AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
AEP	Advanced Encryption Standard Encrypted Payload
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard
AFP	Apple Filing Protocol
AIDS	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIP	Application Insights Profiler
AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
AMC	Annual Maintenance Contract
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
AMIE	Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers
ANM	Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC	Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
ASP	Active Server Pages
AU	Audio Unit
AURP	AppleTalk Update-Based Routing Protocol
AVI	Audio Video Interleave
AWS	Amazon Web Services
AWT	Abstract Window Toolkit

B Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
BAMS	Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
BCA	Bachelor of Computer Applications
BDS	Bachelor of Dental Surgery
BHMS	Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery
BIOS	Basic Input/Output System
BLOB	Binary Large Object

C Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
CA	Chartered Accountant
CAD	Computer-Aided Design
CAT	Common Admission Test
CBSE	Central Board of Secondary Education
CCTV	Closed-Circuit Television
CD	Compact Disc
CD-R	Compact Disc-Recordable
CD-ROM	Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
CD-RW	Compact Disc ReWritable
CDI	Contexts and Dependency Injection
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CGL	Combined Graduate Level
CGPA	Cumulative Grade Point Average
CID	Criminal Investigation Department
CIDR	Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CLAT	Common Law Admission Test
CMS	Content Management System
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CS	Computer Science
CSE	Computer Science and Engineering
CSMA/CD	Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSV	Comma-Separated Values
CV	Curriculum Vitae
CVV	Card Verification Value

D Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
DBA	Database Administrator
DBMS	Database Management System
DBSCAN	Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise
DCA	Diploma in Computer Applications
DCL	Data Control Language
DDL	Data Definition Language
DDoS	Distributed Denial-of-Service
DDR	Double Data Rate
DDR-RAM	Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
DDR-SDRAM	Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DES	Data Encryption Standard
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DML	Data Manipulation Language
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DOS	Disk Operating System
DPI	Dots Per Inch
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRDA	Distributed Relational Database Architecture
DTD	Document Type Definition
DTDC	Desk to Desk Courier
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-R	DVD Recordable
DVD-RAM	DVD Random Access Memory
DVD-ROM	DVD Read-Only Memory
DVD-RW	DVD ReWritable
DVI	Digital Visual Interface

E Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
ECE	Electronics and Communication Engineering
EEPROM	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESN	Electronic Serial Number
EWS	Economically Weaker Section

F Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
FAT	File Allocation Table
FAX	Facsimile
FCFS Scheduling	First-Come, First-Served Scheduling
FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO	First In, First Out
FIR	First Information Report
FMCG	Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
FORTRAN	Formula Translation
FPGA	Field-Programmable Gate Array
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FTTP	Fiber to the Premises

G Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
GPF	General Provident Fund
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GPS	Global Positioning System
GRE	Graduate Record Examination
GSM	Global System for Mobile Communications
GST	Goods and Services Tax
GUI	Graphical User Interface

H Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
HDFC	Housing Development Finance Corporation
HDMI	High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HP	Hewlett-Packard
HRRN	Highest Response Ratio Next
HSC	Higher Secondary Certificate
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HVAC	Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

I Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
ICICI	Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFSC	Indian Financial System Code
IIS	Internet Information Services
IMA	Indian Military Academy
IMO	In My Opinion
INR	Indian Rupee
HSDPA	High Speed Downlink Packet Access
RAT	Remote Administration Tool
IPC	Interprocess communication
IPCONFIG	Internet Protocol Configuration
IPP	Internet Printing Protocol
IPSec	Internet Protocol Security
IRDP	Internet Router Discovery Protocol
IRS	Indian Revenue Service
IRTF	Internet Research Task Force
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ISP	Internet Service Provider
ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation
IT	Information Technology

J Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
JEE	Joint Entrance Examination
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JRE	Java Runtime Environment
JSX	JavaScript XML

K Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
KYC	Know Your Customer

L Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
L2TP	Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LAN	Local Area Network
LASER	Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED	Light-Emitting Diode
LFU	Least Frequently Used
LIFO	Last In, First Out
LINUX	Linux is not an acronym; it is a free and open-source operating system
LMP	Link Management Protocol
LRTF	Longest Remaining Time First
LRU	Least Recently Used

M Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
MAC	Media Access Control
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
MANET	Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MBBS	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MC	Master of Ceremonies
MCB	Miniature Circuit Breaker
MD	Doctor of Medicine
MIS	Management Information System
MLA	Member of Legislative Assembly
MMS	Multimedia Messaging Service
MNC	Multinational Corporation
MRI	Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MS	Master of Surgery
MSConfig	Microsoft System Configuration Utility

N Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NBP	Not Applicable (NBP does not have a specific full form)
NEFT	National Electronic Funds Transfer
NIC	National Informatics Centre
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
NRI	Non-Resident Indian
NSS	National Service Scheme
NTFS	New Technology File System

O Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
ODBC	Open Database Connectivity
ODBMS	Object-Oriented Database Management System
ODBS	Object-Oriented Database System
OLAP	Online Analytical Processing
OLTP	Online Transaction Processing
OMR	Optical Mark Recognition
ONGC	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
OPD	Outpatient Department
OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
OSI Model	Open Systems Interconnection Model
OTG	On-The-Go (USB On-The-Go)

P Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
PAN	Permanent Account Number
PATA	Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
PCB	Printed Circuit Board
PCO	Public Call Office
PDF	Portable Document Format
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PGDM	Post Graduate Diploma in Management
pH	Potential of Hydrogen
PhD	Doctor of Philosophy
PNG	Portable Network Graphics
PnP	Plug and Play
POP	Post Office Protocol
PGDM	Post Graduate Diploma in Management
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol
PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM	Programmable Read-Only Memory
PS	Postscript
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride
PWD	Public Works Department

R Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
RAC	Reservation Against Cancellation
RADAR	Radio Detection and Ranging
RAG	Random Access Generator
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAM	Random Access Memory
RAW	Research and Analysis Wing
RDBMS	Relational Database Management System
RDX	Research Department Explosive
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
RJ	Registered Jack
ROM	Read-Only Memory
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
rpm	Revolutions Per Minute
RSA	Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (cryptographic algorithm)
RTI	Right to Information
RTMP	Real-Time Messaging Protocol
RTO	Regional Transport Office

S Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAP	Systems, Applications, and Products
SAS	Statistical Analysis System
SATA	Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SBI	State Bank of India
SCTP	Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SDH	Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDM	Sub-Divisional Officer
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC	Socio-Economic and Caste Census
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGRAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
SJF	Shortest Job First
SLIP	Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMPS	Switched Mode Power Supply
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SPARC	Scalable Processor Architecture
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
SRTP	Secure Real-time Transport Protocol
SSD	Solid State Drive
SSID	Service Set Identifier
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
SSTF	Shortest Seek Time First
SAARC	South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAP	Systems, Applications, and Products
SAS	Statistical Analysis System
SATA	Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SBI	State Bank of India
SCTP	Stream Control Transmission Protocol
SDH	Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDM	Software Development Manager
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC	Socio-Economic and Caste Census
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SGRAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SIM	Subscriber Identity Module
SJF	Shortest Job First
SLIP	Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMPS	Switched Mode Power Supply
SMS	Short Message Service

T Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
TA	Travelling Allowance
DA	Dearness Allowance
TDS	Tax Deducted at Source

U Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UEFI	Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UNIX	Uniplexed Information and Computing Service
UPI	Unified Payments Interface
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier
USB	Universal Serial Bus

V Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
VCD	Video Compact Disc
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VPI	Virtual Path Identifier
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory

W Full Form

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAN	Wide Area Network
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
OTP	One Time Password
Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
WMI	Windows Management Instrumentation
WP	WordPress
WPS	Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WSDL	Web Services Description Language

X Full Forms

ACRONYM	FULL FORM
XGA	Extended Graphics Array
XMF	eXtensible Music Format
XML	eXtensible Markup Language
XSD	XML Schema Definition

Conclusion

The above article contains a comprehensive list of full forms covering all sectors. All of these popular abbreviations are widely used by people in their daily lives and on social media to keep up with the latest trends. Now you know what each of them stands for!