ABBREVIATIONS

PC        :           Personal Computer

PSU      :           Public Sector Unit

RP        :           Received pronunciation

TV        :           Television

HSS      :           Higher Secondary School

Ltd       :           Limited

Mon     :           Monday

CPU     :           Central Processing Unit

NLC      :           Neyveli Lignite Corporation

BBC     :           British Broadcasting Corporation

MA      :           Master of Arts

KG        :           Kilogram

MM     :           Millimetre

LPG      :           Liquefied Petroleum Gas

CD       :           Compact Disk

VCR     :           Video Cassette Recorder

RPM    :           Revolutions Per Minute

FM       :           Frequency Modulation

UN       :           United Nations

WHO   :           World Health Organisation

SAARC :           South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation

CAD     :           Computer Aided Designing

LASER  :           Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

TOEFL  :           Test of English as a Foreign Language

VIBGYOR :       Violet Indigo Blue Green Yellow Orange Red

RADAR :           Radio Detection And Ranging

AIDS     :           Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

ISRO    :           Indian Space Research Organisation

GATE   :           General Aptitude Test in Engineering

HUDCO:           Housing and Urban Development Corporation

LAN      :           Local Area Network

OPEC   :           Organisation of Petroleum Exporting countries

TANSI   :           Tamil Nadu Small Scale Industries

VIRUS  :           Virtual Information and Resources Under Siege

SALT    :           Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

UGC     :           University Grants Commission

UNESCO:         United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

ATM    :           Automated Teller Machine