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Abbreviation
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| AA | Aluminum Association / Aluminum Atandards & Data | |
| AAMA | Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association / AAMA Std & Manual: | |
| AAR | Association of American Railroad | |
| AASHTO | American Association of Atate 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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