| Acronym | Terms |
| A2LA |
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
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| AA |
Aluminum Association
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| AAA |
American Automobile Association
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| AAAA |
American Association of Advertising Agencies
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| AABB |
American Association of Blood Banks
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| AABC |
Associated Air Balance Council
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| AACC |
American Association of Cereal Chemists
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| AACP |
Association of Asbestos Cement Pipe Producers
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| AAFCO |
Association of American Feed Control Officials
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| AAFCS |
The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
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| AAHPERD |
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
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| AAI |
Alliance of American Insurers
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| AALA |
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
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| AAMA |
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
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| AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
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| AAMVA |
American Association of Motor Vehicle Adminstrator
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| AAN |
American Association of Nurserymen
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| AAP |
Association of American Publishers
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| AAPCC |
American Association of Poison Control Centers
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| AAPFCO |
Association of American Plant Food Control Officia
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| AAPSC |
American Association of Psychiatric Services for C
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| AAR |
Association of American Railroads
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| AARC |
American Association for Respiratory Care
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| AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway and Transpor
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| AATCC |
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
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| AB |
Accreditation Body
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| ABA |
American Bankers Association
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| ABBS |
Antigua and Barbuda, National Body of
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| ABMA |
American Bearing Manufacturers Association
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| ABNT |
Brazil, National Body of
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| ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping
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| ABYC |
American Boat and Yacht Council
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| ACA |
American Chain Association
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| ACAC |
ANSI-CFP Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee
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| ACARD |
Advisory Council for Applied Research and Developm
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| ACBG |
Automotive Consumer Business Group
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| ACC |
American Chemistry Council
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| ACCA |
Air-Conditioning Contractors of America
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| ACCT |
Association for Challenge Course Technology
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| ACDE |
Association of Commercial Diving Educators
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| ACEC |
(IEC’s) Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility
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| ACET |
(IEC’s) Advisory Committee on Electronic and Telecommunications
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| ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
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| ACI International |
ACI (American Concrete Institute) International
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| ACIL |
American Council of Independent Laboratories
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| ACLASS |
Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Service
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| ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery
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| ACMI |
Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc.
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| ACORD |
Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development
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| ACOS |
(IEC’s) Advisory Committee on Safety
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| ACPA |
American Concrete Pipe Association
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| ACPPA |
American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association
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| ACRI |
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
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| ACS |
American Chemical Society
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| ACSM |
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
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| ACTPN |
Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
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| ACTS |
Advisory Commission on Textbook Specifications
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| ADA |
American Dental Association
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| ADDA |
American Design Drafting Association
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| ADI |
Air Distribution Institute
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| ADPA |
American Defense Preparedness Association
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| ADPI |
American Dairy Products Institute
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| AEA |
American Electronics Association
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| AEBC |
ASEAN-EEC Business Council
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| AEG |
Association of Engineering Geologists
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| AEIC |
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
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| AEM |
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
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| AEMA |
Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association
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| AENOR |
Spain, National Body of
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| AES |
Abrasive Engineering Society
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| AESF |
American Electroplaters and Surface Finisher Society
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| AFA |
American Fence Association
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| AFBMA |
Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association
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| AFMA |
American Fiber Manufacturers Association
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| AFNOR |
France, National Body of (Association Francaise de Normalisation)
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| AFPA |
American Forest and Paper Association
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| AFS |
American Foundrymen's Society
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| AG |
Advisory Group
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| AGA |
American Gas Association
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| AGCA |
Associated General Contractors of America
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| AGMA |
American Gear Manufacturers Association
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| AGRE |
Advisory Group on Reliability of Electrical Testing
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| AGRSS |
Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council
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| AGS |
American Glovebox Society
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| AGSS |
Aerospace & Government Systems Sector
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| AH&MA |
American Hotel and Motel Association
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| AHA |
American Hospital Association
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| AHAM |
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
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| AHEFO |
Association of Higher Education Facilities Officer
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| AHS |
American Helicopter Society
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| AI |
Asphalt Institute
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| AIA |
Aerospace Industries Association of America
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| AIA/N |
Asbestos Information Association North America
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| AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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| AIAG |
American Insurance Service Group
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| AIC |
ANSI ISO Council
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| AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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| AIEM |
Airlines International Electronics Meeting
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| AIF |
ANSI International Advisory Committee (IAC) Forum
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| AIHA |
American Industrial Hygiene Association
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| AIIM |
Association for Information & Image Management
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| AIM |
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility
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| AIP |
American Institute of Physics
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| AISC |
American Institute of Steel Construction
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| AISE |
Association of Iron and Steel Engineers
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| AISG |
American Insurance Services Group
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| AISI |
American Iron and Steel Institute
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| AITC |
American Institute of Timber Construction
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| ALA |
Associated Locksmiths of America
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| ALCA |
American Leather Chemists Association
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| ALI |
American Ladder Institute
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| ALSC |
American Lumber Standards Committee
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| Aluminum |
The Aluminum Association
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| AMA |
Adhesives Manufacturers Association
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| AMCA |
Air Movement & Control Association International
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| AMRA |
Automatic Meter Reading Association
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| AMT |
The Association for Manufacturing Technology
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| ANAB |
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
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| ANFI |
Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
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| ANLA |
American Nursery & Landscape Association
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| ANMC |
American National Metric Council
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| ANS |
American National Standard
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| ANSA |
Afghanistan, National Body of
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| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute; National Body of the United States
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| AOA |
American Optometric Association
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| AOAC |
AOAC, International
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| AOCS |
American Oil Chemists Society
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| AOMA |
American Occupational Medical Association
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| AOPA |
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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| AOSA |
Association of Official Seed Analysts
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| AOSCA |
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
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| APA |
American Psychoanalytical Association
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| APCO |
APCO International
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| APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
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| APEC SCSC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation/Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance
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| APEC SCSC/TFTF |
APEC/SCSC/Trade Facilitation Task Force
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| APFA |
American Pipe Fittings Association
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| APHA |
American Public Health Association
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| API |
American Petroleum Institute
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| APICS |
American Production and Inventory Control Society
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| APLAC |
Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
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| APLMF |
Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum
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| APMP |
Asia Pacific Metrology Program
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| APSI |
Association of Pool and Spa Professionals
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| AQAP |
Allied Quality Assurance Publication
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| ARA |
Automatisation et Robotique Avancee
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| ARCNET |
ARCNET Trade Association.
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| AREA |
American Railway Engineering Association
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| ARI |
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
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| ARINC |
Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
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| ARMA |
ARMA International
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| ARPI |
Automotive Refrigeration Products Institute
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| ARTBA |
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
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| AS |
Accreditation Services
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| ASA |
Acoustical Society of America
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| ASABE |
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
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| ASAE |
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
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| ASAIO |
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
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| ASBC |
American Society of Brewing Chemists
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| ASBE |
American Society of Bakery Engineers
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| ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers
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| ASCLS |
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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| ASCOM |
Association of Telecommunications Service
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| ASD |
ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer
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| ASEP |
American Society of Electroplated Plastics
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| ASEV |
American Society for Enology and Viticulture
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| ASFA |
American Sport Fishing Association
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| ASG |
Automachine Systems Group
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| ASHA |
American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
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| ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
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| ASIS |
ASIS International
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| ASM |
American Society of Materials
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| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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| ASN |
Senegal, National Body of
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| ASNT |
American Society for Non-Destructive Testing
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| ASPE |
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
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| ASPPT |
Association for Suppliers of Printing and Publishing
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| ASQ |
American Society for Quality
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| ASRO |
Romania, National Body of
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| ASSE |
American Society of Sanitary Engineering
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| ASSE |
American Society of Safety Engineers
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| ASTA |
American Spice Trade Association
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| ASTD |
American Society for Training and Development
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| ASTM |
ASTM International (formerly known as The American Society for Testing Materials)
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| ATA |
Air Transport Association
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| ATAA |
Air Transport Association of America
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| ATIS |
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
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| ATM |
ATM Forum
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| ATMA |
American Textile Machinery Association
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| ATMI |
American Textiles Manufacturers Institute
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| ATS |
American Thoracic Society
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| ATSC |
Advanced Television Systems Committee
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| AVS |
American Vacuum Society
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| AWCI |
Association of Wall and Ceiling Industries, Intern
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| AWEA |
American Wind Energy Association
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| AWI |
American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute
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| AWMA |
American Walnut Manufacturers Association
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| AWPA |
American Wood-Preservers’ Association, Inc.
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| AWS |
American Welding Society
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| AWWA |
American Water Works Association
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| AZSTAND |
Azerbaijan, National Body of
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