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Abbreviation
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| AA | Aluminum Association / Aluminum Standards & Data |
| AAMA | Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association / AAMA Std & Manual: |
| AAR | Association of American Railroad |
| AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| AATCC | American Association for Textile Chemists and Colorists / AATCC Technical Manual |
| ABNT | Associacao Brasileira de Normas Teonicas |
| ABS | American Bureau of Shipping / ABS Rules |
| ACI | American Concrete Institute / ACI Manual of Concrete Practice |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| ADA | American Dairy Association |
| AECMA | Associaton Europeenne des Constructeurs de Material Aerospatial |
| AFBMA | Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association / AFBMA Std. |
| AFNOR | French Standards Institution |
| AGA | American Gas Association / AGA Std. AGA Reports and Manuals |
| AGMA | American Gear Manufacturers Association / AGMA Std., AGMA Reports |
| AHAM | Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers / AHAM Std. |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects / AIA Manuals. Masterspec. |
| AIA | Aerospace Industries Association, Inc |
| AISC | American Institute of Steel Construction / Manual of Steel Construction / Manual of Steel Consruction(M016) |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute / Steel Products Manuals |
| AMCA | Air Movement & Control Association / AMCA Standards |
| AMS | Society of Automotive Engineers |
| AMS | Aerospace Materials Specs |
| ANS | American Nuclear Society / ANS Std. |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute / ANSI Std. |
| AOAC | Association of Official Analytical Chemists / Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC |
| API | American Petroleum Institute / API Std. Bull, and Recommended Practices |
| ARSO | African Regional organization for Standardization |
| AS | Australian Standards |
| ASA | American Standards Association |
| ASAE | American Society of Agricultural Engineers / ASAE Std. Eng' Practices |
| ASC | Adhesive and Sealant Council |
| ASCE | American Society of civil Engineers / ASCE Manual & Report |
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ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning engineers / ASHRAE Handbook |
| ASLE | American Society of Lubricant Engineers |
| ASM | American Society for Metals / Metals handbook |
| ASME) | American Society of Mechanical Engineers / ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code |
| ASMO | Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology |
| ASSE | American society for Nondestructive testing / Implementing Recommended Practice |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| AWPB | American Wood Preservers Bureau |
| AWS | American Welding Society . AWS Std., WHB |
| AWWA | American Water Work Association / AWWA Std. Manual., H/B |
| BDS | Comite Superieur Normalizaion de la Republique Populaire de Bulgarie |
| BHMA | Builders hardware Manufacturers Association |
| BIA | Binding Industries of america |
| BSI | British Standards Institution / BS Std. |
| BV | Bureau Veritas / Rules and Regulations for the construction and classification of Steel Vessel |
| CAGI | Compressed Air and Gas Institute |
| CEE | European Committee for Standardization |
| CEN | European Committee for Standardization |
| CENELEC | European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization |
| CEOC | Collogue European des Organizations de controole |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations / USA Title NO.1 ~ No. 50 |
| CGA | Compressed Gas Association / Handbook of Compressed Gases |
| CGPM | General Conference of Weights and Measures |
| CGSB | Canadian General Standards Boards |
| CMEA | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance |
| CNS | national Bureau of Standards for Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| COPANT |
Pan America Standards Commission - Brazil, Panama, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Central America (Guatemala), Columbia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, Trinidad, Tobago, and Uruguay |
| CPSC | Consumer Products safety Commission / USA |
| CRSI | Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute / CRSI Handbook |
| CS | Chinese Standards - Peoples Republic of China |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association / CSA Std. |
| CSN | Cechosolvakian Office for Standards and Measurements / Urad pro Vynalezy a Normalisaci |
| CTI | Cooling Tower Institute / CTI Code Tower Std. |
| DIN | Deutsches Institute for Normung / DIN Std. |
| DGN | Direccion General de Normas |
| DGQ | Portuguese Institute for Quality / General Directorate of Quality |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas / DNV Rule |
| DOD | United States Department of Depenses Specs |
| DS | Dansk Standards |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIA | Electronic industries Association / USA,ANSI/EIA 232E |
| EIAJ | Standards of Electronic Industries Association of Japan |
| EJMA | Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association / EJMA Std. |
| EN | European Standards |
| EOQC | European Organization for Quality Control |
| EPA | Environment Protection Agency / USA, in CFR Title NO.40 |
| EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute / EPRI Report. |
| ETRTO | European Tire & Rim Technical Organization / ETRTO Standard Manual |
| ETSI | European Telecommunication Standards Institute |
| EURONORM | European Coal and Steel Community |
| FCC | Federal Communications Commission / USA, in CFR Title No.47 |
| FDA | Food and Drug Admin. / FDA Regulations, USA, in CFR Title No. 21, Pard 1~1299 |
| FID | International Federation for Documentation |
| FMS | Factory Mutual System / Approval Gide |
| FMVSS | Natl. Highway Traffic safety Admin. / USA, in CFR Title No.49 Part 571 |
| FS | General Services Administration / Fed=Spec, Std. |
| GB | Guojio Biaozhun / China |
| GL | Germanisher Lloyd / Rules for Classification and Construction of Seagoing Ship |
| GOST | State Standards of Soviet |
| HEI | Heat Exchange Institute / USA, Standards for Steam Surface Condecsers. |
| HI | Hydraulic Institute / HI Std for Centrifugal, Rotary and Reciprocation Pumps |
| HTI | Hand tools Institute |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICBO | Intl. Conference of Building Officials / UBC, UMC, UPC |
| ICEA | Insulated Cable Engineers Association |
| IDF | International Dairy Federation |
| IEC | International Electro technical Commission |
| IECEE | IEC System for Conformity Testing to Standards for Safety of Electrical Equipment |
| IEE | Institution of electrical Engineers / U.K. |
| IEEE | Institute of Electical and Electronics Engineers / IEEE Std. |
| IES | Illuminating Engineering society / IES Lighting H/B:2 Bol. Recomm, Practice. |
| IFAN | International Federation for the Application of Standards |
| IFI | Industrial Fasteners Institute / Fasteners Std., Metric Fasteners Std. |
| IIAR | International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INLITECNOR | Instituto de Norman Colmbianas |
| IOCU | International Organization of consumers Unions |
| IP | The Institute of Petroleum / IP Standards Methods for Analysis and Testing of Petroleum and Related Products |
| IPC | The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits / ANSI/IPC Cm Guidelines for Pringed Voard Component Mounting IPC-Tm-650 Test Methods Manual |
| IRAM | Istituto Argentino de Racionalizacion de Materials |
| IRANOR | National Institute of Rationalization and Normalization for Sapin |
| IS | Indian Standard Institution - isi |
| ISA | Instrument Society of America |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| JAS | Japanese Agricultures Standards |
| JASO | Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan |
| JCS | Japanese Cable Makers' Association |
| JEC | Japanese Electro technical committee |
| JEM | Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association |
| JGMA | Japan Gear Manufacturers Association |
| JIS | Japan Industrial Standards |
| JPI | Japan Petroleum Institute |
| JWWA |
Japan Water Works Association |
| KS | Korean Industrial Standards |
| LR | Lloyd's Register of Shipping / The Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships |
| MIL | Military Specifications and Standards / USA, Dept. of Defense, MIL-Index, H/B-217E,-STD-883C |
| MSS | Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Fittings Industry |
| NAS | Aerospace Industries Association |
| NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
| NBBI | The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors |
| NBN | Normas Belges / Institute Belge de Normalisation |
| NBS | United States National Bureau of Standards |
| NEC | National Electric Code / ANSI CI |
| NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Assiociation |
| NEN | Nederlandse Norm / Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut - NNI |
| NF | Norme Francise |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NNI | Netherlands Normalization Institute |
| NORVEN | Comision Venezolana de Normas Industrias |
| NORCUBA | Departamento de Normas Tecnicas |
| NP | Norma Portugguesa |
| NPCA | National Paints and Coating Association |
| NSF | National Sanitation Foundation |
| NWMA | National Woodwork Manufacturer's Association |
| NZS | New Zealand Standards |
| OCMA | Oil Company materials Association |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OIML | International Organization for Legal metrology |
| ONORM(ON) | Osterreichische Normungsinstitut / Austrian Standards Institute - ONA |
| ORGALIME | Organization for Liaison between the European Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Industries |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PNS | Philippine National Standard |
| RAL | Ausschuss fur Lieferbedingungen und Gutesicherung / RAL Color File |
| REA | Rural Electrification Admin / REA Spec |
| RMA | Rubber Manufacturers Association |
| RTCA | Rubber Manufacturers Association Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics / RTCA-Do-160C Environmental Condition and Test procedures Airborne Equipment |
| RWMA | Resistance Welder Manufacturers; Association |
| SAA | Standards Association of Australia |
| SABS | South African Bureau of Standards |
| SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers / SAE H/B, AMS Std. |
| SEMKO | Svenska Elecktriska Materielkontroll-Anstaltem |
| SII | Standards Institute of Israel |
| SIS | Svensk Standard Sweden |
| SFS | Finnish Standards Association |
| SMACNA | Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor's National Association |
| SMPTE | Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
| SNV | Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung |
| SPI | The Society of the Plastics Industry, inc. |
| SS | Singapore Standards |
| SSPC | Steel Structures Painting Council / Steel Structures Painting Manual |
| STI | Steel Tank Institute |
| TAPPI | Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry |
| TEMA | Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers' Association / Std. of TEMA |
| TIS | Thai Industrial Standards |
| TSE | Turkish Standards Institute |
| TÜV | Technischer Überwachungs Verein e.V. /German |
| UBPVLS | Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws Society |
| UIC | Intl. Union of Railways |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories-USA / UL Standards |
| UNCO | Instituto de Norman Colombianas |
| UNI | Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione |
| UNICE | Union of the Industial Federations of the EEc Countires |
| UNS | Unifeied Numbering System |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| UTE | Union Techenique de I Electircite / UTE Publication List |
| VDE | Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker |
| VDEh | Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute |
| VDI | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure |
| WRS | Welding Research Council |
| WES | Welding Engineering Standard |
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