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Organization |
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Object Oriented |
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Office Automation |
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Open Access |
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Order Administration |
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| OAD |
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Object Activation Daemon |
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| OADM |
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Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer |
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Open Applications Group |
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| OAGEE |
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Official Airlines Guide Electronic Edition |
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| OAK |
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OEM Adaptation Kit |
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| OAL |
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OEM Abstraction Layer (aka Hardware Abstraction Layer) |
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| OAL |
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OEM Adaptation Layer |
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| OAM |
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Operations, Administration and Maintenance / Operations And Management / Operations And Maintenance |
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Operation, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning |
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| OAO |
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Over And Out |
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| OAOO |
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Once And Only Once |
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| OASIS |
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Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards |
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| OASYS |
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Office Automation SYStem |
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| OAW |
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[Microsoft] Office Activation Wizard |
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| OAXAL |
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Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization |
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| OBE |
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Overtaken By Events |
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| OBI |
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Open Buying on the Internet (protocol) |
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| OBR |
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On Board Rotary (detection) |
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| OBTW |
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Oh, By The Way |
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| OC |
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Operator Centralization |
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| OC |
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Optical Carrier |
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| OCA |
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Online Crash Analysis |
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| OCC |
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Other Common Carrier |
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| OCCS |
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Object Concurrency Control Service |
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| OCD |
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Out of Cell Delineation |
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| OCE |
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Other Common carrier channel Equipment |
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| OCF |
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Object Components Framework |
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| OCI |
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Oracle Call Interface |
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| OCIL |
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Open Checklist Interactive Language |
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| OCILLA |
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Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act |
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| OCIS |
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Organized Crime Information Systems |
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| OCL |
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Object Constraint Language |
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| OCLC |
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Online Computer Library Center |
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| OCO |
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Non-Partitioned Index |
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| OCP |
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Oracle Certified Professional |
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| OCPS |
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Open Content Publisher Standard |
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| OCR |
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Optical Character Reader |
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| OCR |
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Optical Character Recognition |
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| OCS |
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On Chip Sequencer |
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| OCSP |
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Online Certificate Status Protocol |
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| OCT |
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Object Code Translator |
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| OCU |
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Office Channel Unit |
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| OCUR |
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Open Cable Unidirectional Receivers |
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| OCX |
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OLE Control eXtension |
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| ODA |
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Office Document Architecture |
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| ODAC |
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Open Document Architecture Consortium |
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| ODAC |
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Operations Distribution Administration Center |
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| ODAC |
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Oracle Data Access Components |
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| ODBC |
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Open DataBase Connectivity |
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| ODCA |
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Open Data Center Alliance |
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| ODD |
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Operator Distance Dialing |
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| ODDD |
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Operator Direct Distance Dialing |
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| ODF |
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OpenDocument Format |
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| ODI |
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Open Data-link Interface |
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| ODLIS |
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Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science |
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| ODM |
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Object Data Manager |
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| ODMA |
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Open Document Management API |
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| ODMG |
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Object Data Management Group (previously Object Database Management Group) |
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| ODP |
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Open Directory Project |
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| ODRAM |
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Optical Dynamic Random Access Memory |
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| ODRL |
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Open Digital Rights Language |
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| ODS |
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Open Data Services |
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| ODS |
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Operational Data Store |
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| ODS |
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Optical Data Systems |
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| ODS |
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Overhead Data Stream |
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| ODT |
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Operator Display Terminal |
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| OEB |
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Open eBook |
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| OEBF |
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Open eBook Forum (usually as OeBF, currently named International Digital Publishing Forum, or IDPF) |
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| OEBPS |
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Open eBook Publication Structure |
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| OECD |
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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| OED |
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Oxford English Dictionary |
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| OEM |
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Original Equipment Manufacturer |
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| OEMF |
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Open Element Management Framework |
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| OF |
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Overflow |
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| OFB |
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(K-bit) Output Feedback |
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| OFC |
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Open Financial Connectivity (specification) |
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| OFDM |
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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
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| OFE |
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Open Forum Europe |
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| OFLC |
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Office of Film and Literature Classification |
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| OFNPS |
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Outstate Facility Network Planning System |
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| OFP |
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Open FORTRAN Parser |
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| OFX |
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Open Financial Exchange |
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| OG |
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Open Graph (protocol) |
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| OGDL |
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Ordered Graph Data Language |
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| OGP |
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Open Graph Protocol |
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| OGT |
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OutGoing Trunk |
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| OGVT |
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OutGoing Verification Trunk |
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| OH |
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(modem) Off Hook |
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| OHCI |
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Open Host Controller Interface |
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| OHP |
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OverHead Projection (film) |
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| OI |
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Object Inherit |
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| OIAM |
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One In A Million |
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| OIAP |
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Object Independent Authorization Protocol |
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| OIC |
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Oh, I See |
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| OID |
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Object Identifier |
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| OIDL |
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Object Interface Definition Language |
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| OIL |
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Ontology Inference Layer |
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| OIM |
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Open Information Model |
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| OIN |
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Open Invention Network |
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| OISC |
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One Instruction Set Computer |
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| OISF |
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Open Information Security Foundation |
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| OJT |
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On the Job Training |
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| OLAP |
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On-Line Analytical Processing |
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| OLE |
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Object Linking and Embedding |
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| OLED |
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Organic Light Emitting Diode |
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| OLI |
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Originating Line Information |
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| OLM |
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OnLine Mafia |
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| OLTM |
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Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer |
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| O-LTM |
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Optical Line Terminating Multiplexer |
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| OLTP |
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On-Line Transaction Processing |
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| OLTS |
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OnLine Test System |
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| OLX |
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Off-Line eXpress |
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| OMA |
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Object Management Architecture |
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| OMA |
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Open Mashup Alliance |
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| OMA |
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Open Mobile Alliance |
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| OMB |
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[U.S.] Office of Management and Budget |
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| OMDOC |
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Open Mathematical Documents |
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| OMF |
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Object Module Format |
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| OMFI |
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Open Media Framework Interchange |
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| OMG |
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Object Management Group (model) |
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| OMG |
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Oh My God |
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| OML |
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Open Modeling Language |
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| OMM |
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Output Message Manual |
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| OMPF |
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Operation and Maintenance Processor Frame |
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| OMR |
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Optical Mark Reader / Optical Mark Reading |
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| OMR |
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Optical Mark Recognition (technology) |
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| OMT |
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Object Modeling Technique |
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| ONA |
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Open Network Architecture |
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| ONAC |
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Operations Network Administration Center |
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| ONAL |
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Off Network Access Line |
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| ONE |
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[Sun] Open Net Environment |
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| ONF |
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Open Networking Foundation |
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| ONFI |
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Open NAND Flash Interface (sometimes as ONFi) |
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| ONI |
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Operator Number Identification |
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| ONNA |
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Oh No, Not Again |
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| ONNTA |
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Oh No, Not This Again |
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| ONS |
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Object Naming Service |
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| ONT |
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Optical Network Terminal |
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| ONU |
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Optical Network Unit |
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| ONVIF |
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Open Network Video Industry Forum |
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| OO |
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Object Oriented |
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| OOA |
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Object Oriented Analysis |
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| OOA |
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Out Of Area |
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| OOAD |
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Object Oriented Analysis and Design (sometimes as OOA/D) |
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| OOB |
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Out Of Band |
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| OOBE |
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Out-Of-Box Experience |
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| OOD |
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Object Oriented Design |
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| OODB |
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Object Oriented Database |
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| OODBMS |
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Object Oriented Database Management System |
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| OODCE |
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Object Oriented Distributed Computing Environment |
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| OODT |
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Object Oriented Data Technology |
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| OOF |
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Out Of Frame |
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| OOI |
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Out Of Interest |
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| OOO |
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OpenOffice.org (sometimes as OOo) |
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| OOP |
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Object Oriented Programming |
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| OOPL |
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Object Oriented Programming Language |
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| OOPSLA |
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Object Oriented Programming Systems, Language and Applications |
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| OOT |
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Object Oriented Technology |
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| OOTB |
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Out Of The Blue |
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| OOTB |
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Out Of The Box (software feature) |
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| OOTC |
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Obligatory On Topic Comment |
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| OOUI |
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Object Oriented User Interface |
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| OOV |
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Order of Volatility |
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| OOXML |
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Office Open eXtensible Markup Language (aka OpenXML file format) |
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| OP |
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Outside Plant |
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| OPA |
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Oracle Protocol Adapter |
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| OPAC |
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Online Public Access Catalogues |
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| OPAL |
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On-line Presentation Access Library |
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| OPC |
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Open Packaging Convensions |
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| OPC |
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Originating Point Codes |
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| OPCR |
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Original Program Clock Reference |
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| OPEN |
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Open Protocol Enhanced Networks |
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| OPEOS |
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Outside Plant planning, Engineering & construction Operations System |
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| OPI |
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Open Prepress Interface |
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| OPI |
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Oracle Program Interface |
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| OPIE |
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Open Palmtop Integrated Environment |
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| OPK |
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Open Product Key |
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| OPLA |
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On-screen Product License Agreement |
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| OPM |
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[U.S.] Office of Personnel Management |
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| OPM |
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Other People's Money |
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| OPM |
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Outage Performance Monitoring |
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| OPM |
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Output Protection Management |
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| OPM |
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Outside Plant Module |
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| OPOS |
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OLE for Point Of Sale |
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| OPP |
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(Bluetooth) Object Push Profile |
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| OPP |
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Optional Program Products |
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| OPS |
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Off Premises Station |
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| OPS |
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Open Profiling Standard |
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| OPS |
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Operations |
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| OPS |
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Oracle Parallel Server |
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| OPSM |
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Outside Plant Subscriber Module |
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| OPT |
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Open Protocol Technology |
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| OPTIC |
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Optimized Protocol for Transport of Images to Clients |
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| OPX |
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Off Premises eXtension |
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| OR |
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Onward Routing |
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| OR |
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Originating Register |
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| ORB |
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Object Request Broker |
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| ORB |
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Office Repeater Bay |
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| ORB |
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Operational Relay Box |
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| ORDB |
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Open Relay DataBase |
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| ORG |
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Organization (usually as .org) |
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| ORM |
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Object-Relational Mapping (sometimes as O/RM) |
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| ORM |
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Optical Remote Module |
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| ORSD |
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Object Registration Service Daemon (usually as orsd) |
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| OS |
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Operating System |
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| OS |
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Operator Service |
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| OS |
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Output Spy (ITS) |
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| OS |
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OutState |
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| OS/2 |
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Operating System/2 |
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| OSA |
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Operational Security Assurance |
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| OSA |
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Optical Society of America |
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| OSAC |
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Operator Services Assistance Center |
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| OSAP |
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Object Specific Authorization Protocol |
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| OSC |
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Operator Services Center |
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| OSC |
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OSCillator |
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| OSCA |
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Open Systems Color Association |
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| OSCAR |
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Open Standards for Container/content Allowing Reuse |
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| OSCOM |
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Open-Source Content Management |
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| OSD |
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[U.S.] Office of the Secretary of Defense |
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| OSD |
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Object-based Storage Device |
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| OSD |
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Open Software Description |
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| OSDS |
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Operating System for Distributed Switching |
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| OSE |
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Open Systems Environment |
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| OSE |
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Operating System Environment |
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| OSF |
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Open Software Foundation |
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| OSF |
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Operations System Function |
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| OSF/DCE |
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Open Software Foundation Distributed Computing Environment |
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| OSG |
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Open Services Gateway (standard) |
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| OSGI |
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Open Services Gateway initiative (usually as OSGi) |
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| OSHA |
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[U.S.] Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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| OSI |
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Open Source Initiative |
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| OSI |
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Open Systems Interconnect / Open Systems Interconnection (model) |
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| OSI/CS |
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Open Systems Interconnection / Communications Subsystem |
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| OSID |
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Originating Signaling Identifier |
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| OSIE |
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Open Systems Interconnection Environment |
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| OSINET |
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Open Systems Interconnection NETwork |
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| OSINT |
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Open Source Intelligence |
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| OSIRM |
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Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model |
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| OSK |
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On-Screen Keyboard |
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| OSLC |
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Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration |
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| OSME |
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Open Systems Message Exchange |
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| OSO |
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Originating Signaling Office |
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| OSP |
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Online Service Provider |
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| OSP |
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OutSide Plant |
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| OSPF |
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Open Shortest Path First (protocol) |
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| OSPS |
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Operator Service Position System |
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| OSR |
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OEM Service Release |
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| OSRM |
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Open Source Risk Management |
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| OSS |
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Open Source Software |
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| OSS |
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Operational Support System |
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Operations Support Services |
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| OSS |
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Operator Service System |
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| OSSWG |
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Office System Standards Work Group |
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Optical Storage Technology Association |
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| OSTC |
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Open Systems Testing Consortium |
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Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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| OSWD |
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Open Source Web Design |
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| OSWS |
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Operating System WorkStation |
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| OT |
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Object Technology |
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Off Topic |
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(Congressional) Office of Technology Assessment |
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Over The Air |
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| OTC |
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Operating Telephone Company |
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| OTC |
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Over-The-Counter |
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| OTDR |
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Optical Time Domain Reflectometer |
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| OTE |
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Off Track Excursion / Off Track Experience |
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| OTF |
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Object Testing Framework |
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| OTF |
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On The Floor |
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| OTG |
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On-The-Go |
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| O-T-G |
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On-The-Go |
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| OTL |
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OSI Testing Liaison |
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| OTOH |
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On The Other Hand |
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On The Other Other Hand |
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| OTP |
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On The Phone |
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| OTP |
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One Time Password |
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| OTP |
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One Time Programmable |
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| OTP |
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Order Transaction Processing |
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| OTQ |
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Out-going Trunk Queuing |
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Object Transaction Service |
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Off The Shelf |
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Off The Topic |
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Over The Top |
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On The Third Hand |
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| OTTOMH |
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Off The Top Of My Head |
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| OU |
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Organizational Unit |
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| OUI |
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Organizationally Unique Identifier |
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| OURS |
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Open User Recommended Solutions (user group) |
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| OUTWATS |
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OUTward Wide Area Telecommunications Service |
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| OV |
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[HP] OpenView |
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Organization Validation |
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| OVAL |
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Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language |
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| OVD |
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Optical Video Disk |
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| OVDA |
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Optical Video Disc Association |
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| OVF |
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Open Virtualization Format |
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| OW |
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Over - Write |
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| OWASP |
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Open Web Application Security Project |
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| OWF |
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One-Way Function |
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| OWF |
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Optimum Working Frequency |
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| OWL |
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Object Windows Library |
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| OWL |
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Web Ontology Language (not an actual acronym) |
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| OWN |
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Oprah Winfrey Network |
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| OWP |
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Open Web Platform |
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| OWRTS |
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Open - Wire Radio Transmission System |
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| OWTL |
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Open - Wire Transmission Line |
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