from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
TLAs
<jargon> As of 2003-11-10, {this dictionary} gave expansions
for 1218 out of the 26^3 = 17576 possible {three-letter
acronyms}. Here's the {grep} command used:
egrep '^[A-Z][A-Z][A-Z]$' Dictionary | sort -u
Here they are:
{AAC}, {AAL}, {AAP}, {ABC}, {ABI}, {ABM}, {ABP}, {ABR}, {ACA},
{ACE}, {ACF}, {ACK}, {ACL}, {ACM}, {ACP}, {ACT}, {ADC}, {ADL},
{ADM}, {ADO}, {ADR}, {ADS}, {ADT}, {AED}, {AEP}, {AES}, {AFJ},
{AFK}, {AFP}, {AFS}, {AGL}, {AGP}, {AIA}, {AID}, {AIR}, {AIT},
{AIX}, {AKC}, {AKL}, {ALC}, {ALF}, {ALM}, {ALP}, {ALU}, {AMD},
{AMI}, {AML}, {AMO}, {AMP}, {AMS}, {AND}, {ANI}, {ANL}, {ANR},
{ANS}, {ANU}, {AOL}, {AOP}, {AOS}, {APA}, {APC}, {APE}, {API},
{APL}, {APM}, {APT}, {AQL}, {ARC}, {ARL}, {ARM}, {ARP}, {ARQ},
{ART}, {ASA}, {ASE}, {ASF}, {ASK}, {ASL}, {ASM}, {ASN}, {ASP},
{ASR}, {AST}, {ATA}, {ATK}, {ATM}, {ATS}, {ATX}, {AUI}, {AUP},
{AVI}, {AVS}, {AWE}, {AWG}, {AWT}, {AYT}, {BAD}, {BAL}, {BAP},
{BBC}, {BBL}, {BBS}, {BCC}, {BCD}, {BCL}, {BCS}, {BDC}, {BDL},
{BEA}, {BEG}, {BEL}, {BER}, {BFI}, {BGA}, {BGP}, {BIP}, {BLT},
{BMF}, {BMP}, {BNC}, {BNF}, {BOF}, {BOS}, {BPI}, {BPR}, {BPS},
{BQS}, {BRB}, {BRH}, {BRI}, {BRS}, {BSA}, {BSD}, {BSI}, {BSL},
{BSS}, {BST}, {BTB}, {BTS}, {BTW}, {BWQ}, {CAD}, {CAE}, {CAF},
{CAI}, {CAL}, {CAM}, {CAN}, {CAP}, {CAS}, {CAT}, {CAV}, {CBD},
{CBN}, {CBR}, {CBT}, {CBV}, {CCD}, {CCL}, {CCP}, {CCR}, {CCS},
{CDA}, {CDC}, {CDE}, {CDF}, {CDL}, {CDM}, {CDS}, {CEN}, {CER},
{CFD}, {CFP}, {CGA}, {CGI}, {CGM}, {CHI}, {CID}, {CIF}, {CIL},
{CIM}, {CIR}, {CIS}, {CIX}, {CJK}, {CLI}, {CLM}, {CLP}, {CLR},
{CLU}, {CLV}, {CLX}, {CMA}, {CMC}, {CML}, {CMM}, {CMP}, {CMS},
{CMU}, {CMZ}, {CNC}, {CNI}, {CNN}, {COM}, {COS}, {CPE}, {CPI},
{CPL}, {CPM}, {CPS}, {CPU}, {CRC}, {CRL}, {CRM}, {CRT}, {CSG},
{CSL}, {CSM}, {CSO}, {CSP}, {CSR}, {CSS}, {CSU}, {CSV}, {CTC},
{CTI}, {CTL}, {CTS}, {CTY}, {CUA}, {CUL}, {CUT}, {CVS}, {CWI},
{DAA}, {DAC}, {DAG}, {DAS}, {DAT}, {DAU}, {DBA}, {DBC}, {DBH},
{DCA}, {DCC}, {DCE}, {DCG}, {DCI}, {DCL}, {DCP}, {DCS}, {DCT},
{DDB}, {DDE}, {DDL}, {DDM}, {DDN}, {DDO}, {DDP}, {DDS}, {DDT},
{DEA}, {DEC}, {DED}, {DEK}, {DER}, {DES}, {DEX}, {DFA}, {DFC},
{DFD}, {DFS}, {DFT}, {DGL}, {DIB}, {DID}, {DIL}, {DIM}, {DIN},
{DIP}, {DLC}, {DLE}, {DLG}, {DLL}, {DLM}, {DLP}, {DLT}, {DMA},
{DME}, {DMI}, {DML}, {DMM}, {DMZ}, {DNF}, {DNS}, {DOA}, {DOE},
{DOF}, {DOL}, {DOM}, {DOS}, {DPB}, {DPL}, {DPN}, {DPP}, {DPS},
{DRM}, {DSA}, {DSE}, {DSI}, {DSL}, {DSM}, {DSN}, {DSP}, {DSR},
{DSS}, {DST}, {DSU}, {DSW}, {DTD}, {DTE}, {DTP}, {DTR}, {DTS},
{DUA}, {DVD}, {DVI}, {DXF}, {EAF}, {EAG}, {EAI}, {ECC}, {ECL},
{ECM}, {ECP}, {EDA}, {EDF}, {EDI}, {EDL}, {EDM}, {EDP}, {EDS},
{EER}, {EFF}, {EFL}, {EFT}, {EGA}, {EGP}, {EIA}, {EJB}, {ELF},
{ELI}, {ELP}, {EMA}, {EMC}, {EML}, {EMM}, {EMS}, {EMX}, {ENQ},
{ENS}, {EOF}, {EOL}, {EOT}, {EOU}, {EPL}, {EPP}, {EPS}, {ERA},
{ERC}, {ERD}, {ERP}, {ESA}, {ESC}, {ESD}, {ESF}, {ESI}, {ESL},
{ESP}, {ESR}, {ETB}, {ETC}, {ETM}, {ETX}, {EVE}, {EXE}, {FAC},
{FAD}, {FAP}, {FAQ}, {FAT}, {FCB}, {FCP}, {FCS}, {FDC}, {FDT},
{FEA}, {FEC}, {FEL}, {FFP}, {FFT}, {FGL}, {FHS}, {FIR}, {FIX},
{FMQ}, {FMS}, {FMV}, {FNC}, {FOD}, {FPA}, {FPM}, {FPU}, {FQL},
{FRL}, {FSB}, {FSF}, {FSK}, {FSL}, {FSM}, {FSP}, {FTP}, {FTX},
{FUD}, {FYA}, {FYI}, {GAL}, {GAN}, {GAP}, {GAT}, {GCC}, {GCL},
{GCR}, {GCT}, {GDB}, {GDI}, {GEA}, {GEI}, {GEM}, {GFR}, {GHC},
{GIF}, {GIN}, {GIP}, {GIS}, {GKS}, {GLB}, {GLS}, {GLU}, {GMD},
{GMT}, {GNN}, {GNU}, {GOL}, {GOM}, {GPF}, {GPL}, {GPM}, {GPS},
{GPV}, {GPX}, {GRE}, {GRG}, {GSI}, {GSL}, {GSM}, {GSS}, {GTL},
{GUI}, {GVL}, {GWM}, {HAL}, {HCF}, {HCI}, {HCS}, {HDA}, {HDC},
{HDD}, {HDF}, {HDL}, {HDM}, {HEP}, {HFC}, {HID}, {HLL}, {HMA},
{HMP}, {HOL}, {HPF}, {HPL}, {HPR}, {HSB}, {HSC}, {HSM}, {HSV},
{HTH}, {HVD}, {IAB}, {IAD}, {IAL}, {IAM}, {IAP}, {IAR}, {IAS},
{IAW}, {IBM}, {ICE}, {ICI}, {ICL}, {ICQ}, {ICT}, {ICW}, {IDD},
{IDE}, {IDF}, {IDL}, {IEC}, {IEF}, {IEN}, {IFC}, {IFF}, {IFP},
{IFS}, {IFX}, {IGC}, {IGL}, {IGP}, {IGS}, {IGU}, {IHS}, {IHV},
{IIL}, {IIR}, {IIS}, {IIT}, {ILF}, {IMD}, {IML}, {IMO}, {IMP},
{IMR}, {IMS}, {IOI}, {IOS}, {IOW}, {IPA}, {IPC}, {IPE}, {IPL},
{IPS}, {IPT}, {IPX}, {IQL}, {IRC}, {IRL}, {IRM}, {IRQ}, {ISA},
{ISE}, {ISF}, {ISL}, {ISO}, {ISP}, {IST}, {ISV}, {ITP}, {ITS},
{ITU}, {IVR}, {IVY}, {IXC}, {IXO}, {JAD}, {JAZ}, {JCL}, {JDK},
{JES}, {JIT}, {JMS}, {JNI}, {JPL}, {JRE}, {JRL}, {JRN}, {JSA},
{JSP}, {JTB}, {JTC}, {JTS}, {JVM}, {KAP}, {KBS}, {KCL}, {KEE},
{KFX}, {KIS}, {KLB}, {KMS}, {KNI}, {KRC}, {KRL}, {KRS}, {KSL},
{KSR}, {KTH}, {LAN}, {LAP}, {LAT}, {LAU}, {LAX}, {LBA}, {LBE},
{LBL}, {LBX}, {LCC}, {LCD}, {LCF}, {LCL}, {LCP}, {LCS}, {LDB},
{LDL}, {LDP}, {LDT}, {LEC}, {LED}, {LEO}, {LER}, {LGN}, {LIF},
{LIS}, {LLC}, {LLP}, {LML}, {LNF}, {LOC}, {LOL}, {LOM}, {LOP},
{LPC}, {LPF}, {LPG}, {LPI}, {LPL}, {LPS}, {LPT}, {LRC}, {LRU},
{LSA}, {LSB}, {LSE}, {LSL}, {LSP}, {LSR}, {LTL}, {LTR}, {LUG},
{LUN}, {LVD}, {LWP}, {MAC}, {MAD}, {MAL}, {MAN}, {MAO}, {MAP},
{MAS}, {MAU}, {MBS}, {MCA}, {MCC}, {MCI}, {MCL}, {MCP}, {MCS},
{MDF}, {MDI}, {MDL}, {MFC}, {MFE}, {MFM}, {MHS}, {MIB}, {MIF},
{MIG}, {MII}, {MIS}, {MIT}, {MIX}, {MJS}, {MLL}, {MMI}, {MML},
{MMU}, {MMX}, {MNP}, {MOO}, {MOS}, {MPC}, {MPG}, {MPI}, {MPL},
{MPP}, {MPV}, {MPX}, {MQG}, {MRI}, {MRP}, {MRS}, {MSB}, {MSM},
{MSN}, {MSS}, {MSX}, {MTA}, {MTS}, {MTU}, {MUA}, {MUD}, {MUP},
{MVC}, {MVS}, {MXI}, {NAG}, {NAK}, {NAS}, {NAT}, {NAU}, {NBS},
{NBT}, {NCD}, {NCP}, {NCS}, {NDL}, {NDS}, {NEC}, {NFA}, {NFS},
{NFT}, {NGL}, {NIC}, {NIH}, {NII}, {NIL}, {NIS}, {NLM}, {NLP},
{NLS}, {NLX}, {NMI}, {NMU}, {NNI}, {NOC}, {NOL}, {NOR}, {NOS},
{NOT}, {NPC}, {NPL}, {NQS}, {NRZ}, {NSE}, {NSF}, {NSI}, {NSS},
{NTP}, {NTU}, {NVS}, {OAP}, {OBE}, {OBJ}, {OCL}, {OCP}, {OCR},
{OCS}, {OCX}, {ODA}, {ODC}, {ODI}, {ODP}, {ODT}, {OEM}, {OIC},
{OID}, {OIL}, {OLC}, {OLE}, {OMA}, {OMF}, {OMG}, {OMR}, {OMS},
{OMT}, {ONC}, {OOA}, {OOD}, {OOF}, {OOP}, {OPC}, {OPS}, {ORB},
{ORM}, {OSA}, {OSD}, {OSE}, {OSF}, {OSI}, {OSP}, {OTI}, {OTP},
{OTT}, {OWL}, {PAD}, {PAL}, {PAM}, {PAP}, {PAT}, {PAW}, {PBD},
{PBM}, {PBX}, {PCA}, {PCB}, {PCF}, {PCI}, {PCL}, {PCM}, {PCN},
{PCS}, {PCU}, {PDA}, {PDC}, {PDF}, {PDH}, {PDL}, {PDM}, {PDP},
{PDS}, {PDU}, {PEM}, {PER}, {PEX}, {PFE}, {PFL}, {PFP}, {PGA},
{PGP}, {PIC}, {PID}, {PIE}, {PIL}, {PIM}, {PIN}, {PIP}, {PIT},
{PKE}, {PKI}, {PLC}, {PLD}, {PLL}, {PMC}, {PML}, {PNG}, {PNP},
{POC}, {POE}, {POM}, {POP}, {POS}, {PPC}, {PPD}, {PPL}, {PPM},
{PPN}, {PPP}, {PQS}, {PRA}, {PRI}, {PRL}, {PSA}, {PSD}, {PSF},
{PSI}, {PSK}, {PSL}, {PSN}, {PSO}, {PTF}, {PTI}, {PTN}, {PTT},
{PUB}, {PVC}, {PVM}, {QAM}, {QBE}, {QCA}, {QIC}, {QMW}, {QNX},
{QPE}, {RAD}, {RAL}, {RAM}, {RAS}, {RCC}, {RCL}, {RCS}, {RDF},
{RDI}, {RDL}, {RDS}, {REC}, {REM}, {REP}, {REX}, {RFC}, {RFE},
{RFI}, {RFP}, {RFT}, {RGB}, {RIP}, {RJE}, {RKM}, {RLE}, {RLF},
{RLL}, {RMI}, {RMS}, {RNF}, {ROM}, {RPC}, {RPG}, {RPI}, {RPL},
{RPM}, {RPN}, {RPT}, {RRL}, {RRS}, {RSA}, {RSI}, {RSL}, {RSN},
{RSS}, {RTF}, {RTI}, {RTL}, {RTM}, {RTP}, {RTS}, {RTT}, {RWP},
{SAA}, {SAC}, {SAD}, {SAL}, {SAM}, {SAN}, {SAP}, {SAR}, {SAS},
{SBD}, {SBM}, {SBR}, {SCA}, {SCC}, {SCI}, {SCL}, {SCM}, {SCO},
{SDE}, {SDF}, {SDH}, {SDI}, {SDK}, {SDL}, {SDM}, {SDP}, {SDS},
{SEA}, {SEC}, {SED}, {SEE}, {SEI}, {SEL}, {SEM}, {SEP}, {SET},
{SEX}, {SFA}, {SFL}, {SGI}, {SHA}, {SIA}, {SIG}, {SIL}, {SIP},
{SIR}, {SKU}, {SMB}, {SMG}, {SMI}, {SML}, {SMM}, {SMP}, {SMS},
{SMT}, {SNA}, {SNI}, {SNR}, {SOH}, {SOJ}, {SOL}, {SOM}, {SOS},
{SPC}, {SPD}, {SPE}, {SPG}, {SPI}, {SPL}, {SPM}, {SPS}, {SPX},
{SQE}, {SQL}, {SQR}, {SRI}, {SRL}, {SRP}, {SSA}, {SSE}, {SSI},
{SSL}, {SSR}, {STB}, {STD}, {STP}, {STX}, {SUB}, {SVC}, {SVG},
{SVS}, {SYN}, {TAA}, {TAB}, {TAC}, {TAL}, {TAO}, {TAP}, {TBF},
{TBK}, {TCB}, {TCM}, {TCO}, {TCP}, {TDD}, {TDF}, {TDI}, {TDM},
{TDR}, {TEI}, {TET}, {TFT}, {TGA}, {TIA}, {TIP}, {TLA}, {TLB},
{TLD}, {TLI}, {TLS}, {TMG}, {TNC}, {TNX}, {TOK}, {TOP}, {TOS},
{TPA}, {TPF}, {TPL}, {TPO}, {TPS}, {TPU}, {TPX}, {TRO}, {TRS},
{TSO}, {TSP}, {TSR}, {TSV}, {TTD}, {TTL}, {TTS}, {TUB}, {TUI},
{TXL}, {UAN}, {UAW}, {UBD}, {UCB}, {UCS}, {UCX}, {UDF}, {UDP},
{UFO}, {UIL}, {UIS}, {UKC}, {ULP}, {UMB}, {UML}, {UNC}, {UNI},
{UPS}, {URC}, {URI}, {URL}, {URN}, {USB}, {USE}, {USL}, {USP},
{USR}, {UTC}, {UTF}, {UTP}, {VAL}, {VAN}, {VAR}, {VAX}, {VBA},
{VCL}, {VCR}, {VDL}, {VDM}, {VDT}, {VDU}, {VEE}, {VEL}, {VGA},
{VGX}, {VHE}, {VHS}, {VIF}, {VIM}, {VLB}, {VLM}, {VME}, {VML},
{VMS}, {VOS}, {VPL}, {VPN}, {VQF}, {VRC}, {VSE}, {VSF}, {VSP},
{VSX}, {VTC}, {VTS}, {VTW}, {VUE}, {VUP}, {VXI}, {WAM}, {WAN},
{WAP}, {WBS}, {WCL}, {WDM}, {WEB}, {WFL}, {WFW}, {WGL}, {WMA},
{WMV}, {WOM}, {WPG}, {WPI}, {WRT}, {WSL}, {WTF}, {WTH}, {WWW},
{XDL}, {XDR}, {XGA}, {XIE}, {XML}, {XMM}, {XMS}, {XNF}, {XNS},
{XON}, {XPC}, {XPG}, {XPL}, {XRN}, {XSB}, {XSI}, {XSL}, {XTI},
{XTP}, {XUI}, {XUL}, {XVT}, {XXX}, {YSM}, {ZAP}, {ZFC}, {ZIF},
{ZIL}, {ZOG}, {ZUG}
(2003-11-10)