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| ACI | Airports Council International |
| ADSL | Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP | Accelerated Graphics Port |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| BASIC | Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| BIEM | Bureau International des societes gerant les droit d´ Enregistrement et de reproduction Mecanique |
| BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
| CEPIS | Council of European Professional Informatics Societies |
| CERN | Centre Europeen pour Reserche Nucleaire |
| CGI | Common Gateway Interface |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora |
| DECT | DIGITAL ENHANCED CORDLESS TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARD |
| DPI | DOTS PER INCH |
| DVD | Digital Verstile Disk |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EEE | Electric and Electronic Equipment |
| EPA | Economic Partnership Agreements |
| EU | European Union |
| FAT | File Allocation Table |
| FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| GAP | GENERAL ACCESS PROFILE |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (replaced by WTO) |
| GESTAPO | GEheime STAat-POlizei |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning |
| HTML | Hyper Text Markup Language |
| HTTP | Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| IAAF | International Association of Athletics Federations |
| ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IRC | Internet Relay Chat |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| MBPS | Mega Bits Per Second |
| MIME | Multi-purpose Internet Email Extensions |
| MODEM | Modulator/Demodulator |
| MOT | Ministry Of Transport |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OLAF | Office europeen de Lutte Anti-Fraude |
| PBX | Private Branch Exchange |
| PDA | Personal Digital Assistant |
| Portable Document Format | |
| POP | Post Office Protocol |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
| RAPEX | Rapid Alert system for non-food Products |
| RMI | Remote Method Invocation (Java) |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SCNF | Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais |
| SOAP | Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SRS | Supplemental Restraint System (Airbags) |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| TCP/IP | Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
| UNFICYP | United Nations Force In Cyprus |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| UTP | Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| VERONICA | VERy easy Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives |
| VGA | Video Graphics Array |
| VOIP | VOICE OVER IP |
| WAIS | Wide Area Information Server |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| WWW | World Wide Web |
| XML | eXtensible Markup Language |
| YEL | Yearbook of European Law |
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ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
agp: accelerated graphics port
ansi: american national standards institute
api: application programming interface
ascii: american standard code for information interchange
autoexec.bat: executed by dos when system boots up
basic: beginners' all-purpose symbolic instruction code
bbs: bulletin board system
bios: basic input output system
bit: binary digit
buffers: storage areas used by dos
cad: computer-aided design
ccd: charge-coupled device
cgi: common gateway interface
clut: colour look-up table
cmos: complementary metal oxide semiconductor
cmx: corel media exchange
cmyk: cyan, magenta, yellow, black
command.com: standard command processor used by dos
config.sys: defines initial configuration of dos
cpu: central processing unit
crc: cyclic redundancy check
crt: cathode ray tube
dac: digital to analogue converter
dat: digital audio tape
dbms: data base management system
dde: dynamic data exchange
dimm: dual inline memory modules
dll: dynamic link library
dma: direct memory access
dns: domain name server
dos: disk operating system
dpi: dots per inch
dvd: digital versatile disk
dvi: digital video interactive
edi: electronic data interchange
eide: enhanced integrated drive electronics
eisa: extended industry standard architecture
ems: expanded memory specification
eps: encapsulated post script
faq: frequently asked questions
fat: file allocation table
ftp: file transfer protocol
gdi: graphical device interface
gif: graphics interchange format
hma: high memory area
html: hyper text markup language
http: hyper text transport protocol
irc: internet relay chat
irq: interrupt request
isdn: integrated services digital network
isp: internet service provider
jpeg: joint photographic experts group
kb: kilobytes
ldap: lightweight directory access protocol
mbr: master boot record
mca: micro channel architecture:bus design implemented by ibm
midi: musical instrument digital interface
mime: multipurpose internet mail extension
mpeg: motion picture experts group
mmx: multimedia extensions
mpeg: motion picture expert group
ms: milliseconds
network adapter: hardware card that provides interface between processor and network
ocr: optical character recognition
ole: object linking and embedding
pci: peripheral component interconnect
pda: personal digital assistant
pdf: portable document format
pdl: page description language
pif: program information file
pixel: picture element
pmpo: peak momentary power output
pop: post office protocol
ppp: point-to-point protocol
ram: random access memory
rgb: red, green, blue
rms: root mean squared
rom: read only memory
tsr: terminate and stay resident
san: storage area network
scsi: small computer system interface
set: secure electronic transactions
sgml: standard generalised markup language
simm: single inline memory modules
slip: serial line internet protocol
smtp: simple mail transfer protocol
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer Secure Sockets Layer
tcp/ip: transmission control protocol/internet protocol
uart: universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter
uma: upper memory area
umb: upper memory block
url: uniform resource locator
vcpi: virtual control program interface
vesa: video electronics standards association
vga: video graphics array
video adapter: monochrome/cga/ega/vga
vpn: virtual private network
vrml: virtual reality modeling language
vxd: virtual device driver: performs various system-level functions
wais: wide area information server
wav: windows audio file
winsock: windows program: provides other windows programs with standard interface to network services
xms: extended memory specification
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| Acronym | Description |
| ACI | Airports Council International |
| AG | Advocate General |
| All ER | All England Law Reports |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BENELUX | Customs Union Of Belgium,the Netherlands and Luxembourg |
| BF | Bonded Factory |
| BIEM | Bureau International des societes gerant les droit d´enregistrement et de reproduction mecanique |
| BIMCO | Baltic and International Maritime Council |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| B-ISDN | Broadband Éntegrated Services Digital Network |
| BSA | British Software Alliance |
| CARICOM | The Caribbean Community |
| CBM | Confidence Building Measures |
| CCCI | Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| CCCN | Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature |
| CCLEC | Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council |
| CCN | Customs Cooperation Council ( see WCO ) |
| CCT | Common Customs Tariff |
| CERN | European Council for Nuclear Research |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| CFSP | Common Foreign and Security Policy |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora |
| CMLR | Common Market Law Reports |
| CMLRev | Common Market Law Review |
| COEA | Cyprus Offshore Enterprise Association |
| COR | Committee of the Regions |
| COREPER | Council of Permanent Representatives (EU) |
| CSCE | Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (ÄÁÓĊ) |
| CYS | Cyprus Organisation for Standards and Control Quality |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| EAEC | European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) |
| EBRD | European Bank for Recontruction and Development |
| EC | European Community |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights |
| ECJ | European Court of Justice (EU) |
| ECLRev | European Competition Law Review |
| ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (UN) |
| ECR | European Court Reports |
| ECSC | European Coal and Steel Community |
| ECU | European Currency Unit |
| EDF | European Development Fund (EU) |
| EE | European Union |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIB | European Investment Bank (EU) |
| EJIL | European Journal of International Law |
| ELRev | European Law Review |
| EMU | Enonomic and Monetary Union |
| EP | European Parliament |
| ERM | European Exchange Rate Mechanism (EU) |
| ETSI | European Telecomunication Standards Institute |
| EU | European Union |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Community |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) |
| FEDEMAC | Federation of European Movers Association |
| FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwearders Accociations |
| FIDI | Internaytional Federation of International Movers |
| FONASBA | Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents |
| G7 | Group of Seven major industrial countries (Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,UK,USA & Russia) |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| GSP | Generalized System of Preferences |
| IAAF | International Association of Athletics Federations |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAPH | International Association of Ports and Harbors |
| IATA | International Air Tranport Association |
| IBFD | International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation |
| IBRD | International Bank of Reconstruction and Development |
| IBSA | Inernational Banking Security Association |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC | Internatinal Chamber of Commerce |
| ICCA | International Council of Chemical Associations |
| ICCCCS | International Chamber of Commerce Commercial Crime Services |
| ICLQ | International & Comparative Law Quarterly |
| ICMPD | International centre for Migration Policy Development |
| ICO | Islamic Conference Organization |
| ICOM | International Council of Museums |
| ICS | International Chamber of Shipping |
| IECC | International Express Carriers Conference |
| IFCBA | International Federation of Customs Brokers and Agents |
| IFPI | International Federaration of the Phonographic Industry |
| IFZ | Industrial Free Zone |
| IGC | Inter-Governemental Conference |
| ILC | International Law Commission |
| ILO | International Labor Organisation |
| IMF | Internayionl Monetary Fund |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INIS | International Nuclear Information System |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IRLR | Industrial Relations Law Reports |
| IRU | International Road Transport Union |
| ITU | Inernational Telecomunications Union |
| JCMS | Journal of Common Market Studies |
| LQR | Law Quarterly Review |
| MEP | Member of the European Parliament |
| MLR | Modern Law Review |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPA | Motion Picture Association ( America and Motion Picture Association) |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| NPT | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
| OAPEC | Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OAS CICAD | OAS: Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) |
| OEA | Organization of Americn States |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OIPC ICPO | ICPO / interpol |
| OJ | Official Journal of the European Communities |
| OPEC | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization |
| QMV | Qualified Majority Voting |
| SBC | Secretariat of the Basel Convention |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights (IMF) |
| STABEX | System of Stabilization of Export Earnings (Lome Convention) |
| SYSMIN | System of Stabilization of Mining Exports (Lome Convention) |
| TEU | Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) |
| TIACA | International Air Cargo Association |
| TLR | Times Law Reports |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property |
| UDEAC | Central African Customs and Economic Union |
| UNCITRAL | U.N Commission on International Trade Law |
| UNCTAD | U.N. Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDCP | United Nations Internation Drug Control Programme |
| UNDP | U.N Developent Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Sientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFICYP | United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Childrens Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNIFIL | United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon |
| UNITAR | United Nations Institute for Training and Reasearch |
| UNU | United Nations University |
| UPU | Universal Postal Union |
| WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Center |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
| WEU | Western European Union |
| WFC | World Food Council |
| WFP | World Food Programme (UN/FAO) |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WPO | World Post Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
| YEL | Yearbook of European Law |
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