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Abbreviation
Meaning
Bp bps BSE BVM C c. CA ca. CAD cap. Capt. CAT CB CBS CCTV CD Cdr. Cdre. CD-ROM C.E. cert. CET cf. CFC CFS CGS CIA cif C-in-C cm CNN CO c/o COBOL COD COED Col. Comdr. COMECON conj. cons. Corp. Cpl. CPR CPS CPU CST
bishop bits per second bovine spongiform encephalopathy Blessed Virgin Mary (Beata Virgo Maria) Celsius; centigrade; century circa (about) California circa (about) computer-aided design capital captain computerized axial tomography citizens’ band Columbia Broadcasting System closed-circuit television compact disc; corps diplomatique commander commodore compact disc read-only memory common era; Christian era certified Central European Time confer (compare) chlorofluorocarbon chronic fatigue syndrome centimeter-gram-second Central Intelligence Agency cost, insurance, and freight commander-in-chief centimeter Cable News Network Colorado; commanding officer care of Common Business Oriented Language cash on delivery computer-operated electronic display colonel Commander Council for Mutual Economic Assistance conjunction consecrated corporation corporal cardiopulmonary resuscitation characters per second central processing unit Central Standard Time