Abbreviations with mutliple meanings

[Demystifier]

DFT = discrete Fourier transform / density functional theory / double field theory

This example has 3 meanings, all of which are relevant for a single science (in this case, physics).

Can someone do better? (Artificial abbreviations which are not in actual use are not allowed.)

 

[berkeman]

SOB -- Medical term (shortness of breath) and the other more profane meaning...

ALOC -- Medical (altered level of consciousness) and Military (air line of communication)

ABC -- Medical (airway, breathing, cardiac) and Government Agency (Alcoholic Beverage Control)

 

[cnh1995]

HVAC- i)Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
ii) High Voltage Alternating Current
I am not sure if the second one is that common..

 

[jtbell]

ABC -- Medical (airway, breathing, cardiac) and Government Agency (Alcoholic Beverage Control)

Also American Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

 

[WWGD]

SAA: South African Airways
SAA: Society Against Abbreviations ( guess they never saw the irony)..

Puny $27^3 =19683$ abbreviations against a few billion people trying to shorten word combos; . Maybe we need to consider 4-letter abbreviations to take the total to 531441 options?

EDIT: It was actually SAUNA: http://www.acronymfinder.com/Society-Against-Unnecessary-Acronyms-(SAUNA).html

 

[ConfusedMonkey]

 

[gmax137]

TLA
Texas Library Association
Tennessee Library Association
Theater of Living Arts
Total Learning Architecture
Teaching Learning & Assessment
Three Letter Acronym

 

[DennisN]

ADD:

• Acceptable Daily Dose
• Acute Diarrhoeal Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder

and AD&D, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (or Attention Deficit & Dice).

 

[OCR]

RAS syndrome ...

Lol...

 

[WWGD]

RAS syndrome ...

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Lol...

I have the same beef with PIN: Personal Identification Number, PIN, and people saying 'Pin Number'.

 

[OCR]

I have the same beef with PIN:

... Examples .

 

[WWGD]

... Examples .

I almost asked a cashier out because she used the terms PIN and ATM, _without_ redundant redundance ;).

 

[OCR]

I almost asked a cashier out because she used the terms PIN and ATM, _without_ redundant redundance ;).

Lol... RAP phrases .

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

TANSTAAFL

 

[OCR]

TANSTAAFL

Lol...

 

[Noisy Rhysling]

I almost asked a cashier out because she used the terms PIN and ATM, _without_ redundant redundance ;).

The Department of Redundancy Department is impressed.

 

[Bandersnatch]

There's this Canadian utility company named H₂O₄U ...

 

[DrClaude]

Whenever I see an acronym I don't know, I go to www.acronymfinder.com. Most of the time, there are lots of possibilities, for instance:

ABC -- Medical (airway, breathing, cardiac) and Government Agency (Alcoholic Beverage Control)

Also American Broadcasting Corporation and Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

are just a few of the 357 listed there