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Last updated- 11 Oct. 2011 ==> New "Featured FLA": DRIP = Dead Relative Inheritance Program ==> Featured TLA: BSE = Brainless Sack of Excrement ==> Featured TLA: UPA = Unspeakable/Unimaginable Penguin Atrocities AAI = Appalling Apathetic Indifference (see also IAA) AAP(1)= Accelerated Attrition Program AAP(2)= Arbitrary Approval Process AAR = After-Action Review AAS = Anomalous Atmospheric Signature (see also AOS) ABF = Additional/Accelerated Business Function(s) [see also NBF] ABO = Additional Business Opportunity (see also NBO, CIO, CIA) ACH = Awkward Confused Hostility ACM = Access Control Mechanism/Method ACR = Absolutist Christian Rhetoric ACS(1)= Access Control System ACS(2)= Artificial Control System(s) ACSI = Anti-Cyber-Stalking Initiative ACT = Advanced Cryptography Technique ACTT= Asymmetric Counter-Terror Threat ADD = Aroma Dispensing Device (see also PADD, DADD) ADS = Accelerated Deployment Schedule ADT = Adolescent-Development Trauma(s) AEA = Adverse Employment Action AEC = Aggressive Expansion Campaign AFA = Allegedly Fraudulent Activity AFD(1)= Autonomous Fault Detection (compare to FTD, AFP & FPS) AFD(2)= Acute Financial Disturbance (in economics) AFI = Absentee-Father Issues AFP = Autonomous Fault Protection (compare to FTD, AFD & FPS) AFZ = Aggressive, Fanatical Zealot AGC = Aggressive Global Competition (see also IGC) AGS = Acquisition Growth Strategy AHH = Acute Health Hazard AIC = Advanced Industrialised Country (see also AIN) AID = Academic Institution Discount AIE = Artificially-Inflated Earnings AIN = Advanced Industrialised Nation (see also AIC) AIP = Artificially-Inflated Profits AIR = Anomalous Instrument(ation) Reading(s) AIT = Aggressive Interrogation Tactics ALA = Aggressive Legal Action AMBP = Anonymouse Message Board Poster/Posting AMC = Adverse Meteorological Condition(s) AME = Airborne Mercury Emissions (e.g. from coal-burning electrical power plants) AMP(1)= Affordable Manufacturing Process(es) AMP(2)= Adaptable Manufacturing Process(es) AMT(1)= Advanced Mulching Technology (heard in a commercial; provided by Scott G.) AMT(2)= Adoring Minion Throng(s) [see also ATOM] ANE = Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion ANS = Autonomic Nervous System AOD = Acute Organ Damage AOPI = Abuse Of Privileged Information AOS = Anomalous Optical Signature (see also AAS) AOT = Agent(s) Of Terror APD = Annoying/Aggravating Processing Delay APM (1) = Active Portfolio Mgmt. APM (2) = Ash Particulate Matter (see also FPF for volcanic eruption) ARCD = Abnormally Rapid Cell Division (see also RCD) ARM = Academic Research Misconduct APA = Apalling Penguin Atrocities (see also UPA) APS = Accelerated Problem Solving (see also APSS) APSS = Accelerated Problem Solving Skills (see also APS) APT = Aggressive Production Target APY = Aggregate Phlegm Yield (i.e. total for a people group, population, or geographic region) ARCL = Angry Roving Chainsaw Lunatic (see also RCL) ARP(1)= Anti-Retaliation Provision ARP(2)= Acute Radiation Poisoning ARS = Acute Radiation Syndrome ASD = Appalling Spirited Discussion (see also HSD) ASS(1)= Annuity Shopping Service ASS(2)= Advanced Social Skills (contrast with USS) ATD = Advanced Technical/Technology Development ATID = Anomalous Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_Incident) ATM = Active Thermal Management (i.e. for NiMh & Li-Ion battery charging systems) ATOM = Adoring Throngs Of Minions [see also TOM, AMT(2)] ATV = Alternative Transportation Vehicle AVD = Angry Vitriolic Diatribe AVM = Apallingly/Shockingly/Inexcusably Visionless Management (i.e. those at the top at GE & Ford who choose to cut capacity vs. innovating to develop better autos) AYC = Average Yearly Cost BAB = Bank Account Balance BAP = Broken Administrative Process(es) BBB (B^3) = Basic Building Block BCB = Blatant Criminal Behaviour BCD = British Crown Dependent/Dependency BCM = Basic Corporate Malfeasance BDC = Brand Development Campaign BDO = Business Development Opportunity BDP = Business Development Program BDS = Behaviour Detection Scheme BFF = Breakdance Freak Fighting BFH = Bad Financial Habit/Hobbit BFIT= Blunt Force Impact Trauma BFT = Blasphemous Fairy Tale BGM = 'Breakdance Ghostfighting Woman' (slang, credit Carly Manghelli; see also BGW) BGW = 'Breakdance Ghostfighting Woman' (slang, credit Carly Manghelli; see also BGM) BHD = Bad Hair Day BHP = Behavioural Health Problems BID = Bad Investment Decision (see also BIS) BIP(1)= Broadband Internet Proliferation BIP(2)= Business Investment Portfolio BIQ = Behavioral Interviewing Question(s) BIS = Bad Investment Strategy (see also BID) BMA(1)= Basic, Methodical Approach BMA(2)= Business Model Analysis BMI = Business Method Innovation BMP = Business Method Patent BOD = Blatantly Offensive Diatribe BOIJ = Blatantly Offensive Iconoclastic Juxtaposition BOM = Blatantly Offensive Mannerisms BOT(1)= Breach Of Trust BOT(2)= Behavioural Observation Technique BQS = Business Quality Standards BRD = Body Recording Device (term used by FBI for a wiretap worn by someone) BRG = Bizarre Romantic Gesture (compare to KRG) BSA = Brain Stem Abnormalities BSD = Blatant Safety Disregard BSE= Brainless Sack of Excrement BSOL; BSL = Biological Standard of Living (www.blackwell-synergy.com) BSR = Business Segment Revenue BSS = Breathtakingly Simple Solution BSV = Blended Social Values (see also MSV) BTE = Biological Terrorism Event (www.nti.org) BUG = Branded Unit Growth BVA = Blatant Vitriolic Antagonism CAC = Change-Adaptive Culture (i.e. corp. organisational culture that embraces change) CAD(1)= Coronary Artery Disease CAD(2)= Creepy, Antisocial Drifter CAI = Controversial Authoritative Interpretation CAM = Critical Analytical Method(s) CAO = Criminal Abuse Order (legalese) CAREA = Certain Assumptions, Restrictions, & Exclusions Apply CAS(1)= Critical Analysis Skills CAS(2)= Creative Accounting Scandal CASD = Celebration And Street Dancing (see also CASDR & SDR) CASDR = Celebration And Street Dance Riot (see also CASD & SDR) CBC(1)= Code of Business Conduct CBC(2)= Compelling Business Case CBD = Critical Business Decision CBF = Core Business Functions CBM = Competing Business Model CBN = Complex Business Negotiation(s) CBO = Compelling Buying Opportunity (contrast with CSO) CBT = Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CCB(1)= Credit Card Balance CCB(2)= Core Commercial Business CCD(1)= Competitive Cost Disadvantage CCD(2)= Colossal Competitive Disadvantage CCE(1)= Contentious Cross Examination CCE(2)= Comprehensive Consumer Education CCFA = Comprehensive Cease-Fire Agreement CCI = Covert Criminal Investigation CCG = Currency Conversion Gain (contrast with CCL) CCL(1)= Currency Conversion Loss (contrast with CCG) CCL(2)= Comfortable, Complacent Life CCM = Chilling Career Move CCS(1)= Comprehensive Customer Support CCS(2)= Common Courtroom Strategy CCS(3)= Competitive Cost Structure (contrast with NCCS) CDAS = Collateral Damage Avoidance Strategy (military; compare to DAS) CDC = Constrained Development Cost CDCE= Compelling, Differentiating Customer Experience (see also CDE) CDE = Compelling, Differentiating Experience (see also CDCE) CDI(1)= Complex, Dynamic Interaction(s) CDI(2)= Creative Design Intent CDM = Collective/Collaborative Decision Making CDMA = competitive Deal-Making Atmosphere CDOS = Cohesive Document Output Strategy CDP(1)= Centralized Document Production CDP(2)= Creepy, Disfigured Person (see also CDZ) CDP(3)= Crazy, Deranged Person CDP(4)= Consensus Decision Process CDR = Casual Dining Restaurant CDS(1)= Career-Devastating Secret CDS(2)= Centralised Development/Deployment Strategy CDS(3)= Curtailed Discretionary Spending CDU = Chemical Detection Unit (i.e. those deployed in 1991 Gulf War & used by British forces in theatre) CDZ = Creepy, Disfigured Zombie CEA = Compelling Economic Argument CED(1)= Confounding/Confusing/Complex Ethical Dilemna CED(2)= Creative Explosive Device CED(3)= Credible Explosive Device CEE(1)= Complex Evasion Effort(s) CEE(2)= Challenging Economic Environment CEE(3)= Cataclysmic Extinction Event CEF(1)= Cryptic, Enigmatic Figure [see also CEP(2), CWF, & CWP] CEF(2)= Contradictory, Enigmatic Figure CEG(1)= Crippled Economic Growth CEG(2)= Corrupted-Executive Greed CEG(3)= Compelling Executive Greed CEI(1)= Customer Expansion Initiative CEI(2)= Customer Experience Initiative CEP(1)= Chilling Evacuation Plan CEP(2)= Cryptic, Enigmatic Person [see also CEF, CWF, & CWP] CER = Chronic Economic Rot CES(1)= Cutting Edge Style/Styling CES(2)= Critically Endangered Species CES(3)= Combat-Effective Soldier CFA = Cease-Fire Agreement CFC(1)= Customer-Focussed Customization CFC(2)= Capital Fund Campaign CFI(1)= Customer-Focussed Initiative CFI(2)= Complex Financial Instrument CFM(1)= Corporate Funds Misappropriation CFM(2)= Catastrphic Financial Meltdown CFM(3)= Corporate Financial Meltdown CFO = Corrupt Foreign Official CFP = Comprehensive Financial Plan CFPI= Customer-Focussed Process Improvement CFS(1)= Convoluted Financial Schemes (e.g. Enron, Worldcom, Tyco) CFS(2)= Conservative Financial Structure CGA = Covert Government Agent CGB = Celebrity Gossip Blog CGD = Confidential Government Document(s) CGI = Cross-Generational Interaction (see also MGI) CGP = Corporate Governance Principles CHA = Congenital Heart Abnormality CHE = College Housing Experience CHH = Chronic Health Hazard CHK = Cold-Hearted Killer(s) CHO = Closely Held Organisation CHS(1)= Crazy Harebrained Scheme CHS(2)= Catastrophic Health Situation CIA(1)= Critical Investment Area (see also CIO) CIA(2)= Customer Intimacy Advantage CID(1)= Complacency Is Death CID(2)= Confidential Information Disclosure (see also IPD) CID(3)= Customer/Consumer Information Database CIE = Cryptic, Illegible Explanation (see also JLE) CII = Continuous Improvement Initiative (a.k.a. Kaizan) CIL = Copyright Infringement Lawsuit (see also CIS) CIO = Critical Investment Opportunity CIO(2)= Constrained Ineffective/Ineffectual Organisation [contrast with EOC(2)] CIO(3)= Compelling Investment Opportunity CIP(1)= Creepy Internet People/Peeps CIP(2)= Consumer Identity Protection CIS = Copyright Infringement Suit (see also CIL) CIT(1)= Cruel and Inhuman/Inhumane Treatment CIT(2)= Critical Incident Team CKA = Concept-Killing Advocate (see also CKI) CKI = Concept-Killing Initiative (see also CKA) CLI = Continuous Learning Initiative CLLD = Contagiously Laughing Linguistic Dancer CLM = Career-Limiting Move/Mistake CLP = Commoditized Labour Pools CLS = Conservative Legal Strategy/Strategery CMB = Cinematic, Melodramatic Brilliance CMI = Contract Manufacturing Initiative CML = College Music Library CMM = Credit Market Meltdown (see also FMM & FMT) CMN = Climate-Monotoring Network (see also GCMN, MCMN) CMP(1)= Conventional Medical Practice CMP(2)= Current Market Position CMP(3)= Controlled Movement Process CMR = Committed, Monogamous Relationship CMS = Chilling Murder Scene CMW = Critical Maintenance Work CNB = Crazy, Neurotic Behaviour CNC = Clandestine Nuclear Cooperation CNF = Controlled Nuclear Fusion CNH = Criminally Negligent Homicide CNP = Covert Nuclear Program CNSR = Complex, Nuanced Social Relationship(s) [see also NSR] CNT = Credible Nuclear Threat COF(1)= Community Of Friends COF(2)= Crisis Of Faith (usu. in context of Christianity) COI = Conflict Of Interest (compare to SCOI) CON = Covert Operations Nightmare COP(1)= Crisis Of Purpose COP(2)= Culture Of Preparedness COR = Core Operational Requirements CORC= Culture Of Rampant Corruption COUP= Catastrophe Of Unimaginable Proportions Challenge of Unimaginable Proportions COW = Colliding Output World (as in printer output/function/utility 'colliding' with copiers) CPA = Continuous Partial Attention (phenomenon of distracted people in meetings checking emails/FB, etc) CPDE= Chronically Painful Dating Experience (see also CUDE, UDE, SDE, & CSDE) CPDI = Compelling Personal Development Initiative/Incentive (see also PDI) CPE = Constructed, Political Entity CPF = Contentious Political Fight CPI = Campaign Finance Impropriety(ies) CPM = Competing/Competitive Business Model CPN = Clandestine Procurement Network CPR = Commanding Posthumous Respect CRA = Civil Rights Abuse(s) [see also HRA] CRC = Critical Resource Constraint (see also CRS) CRD(1)= Crash/Crush Resistent Design CRD(2)= Critical Relational/Relationship Decision CRE(1)= Cost Reduction Efficiency CRE(2)= Cumulative Radiation Exposure CRI = Cost Reduction Initiative CRIP= Cost Reduction Implementation Plan CRS = Critical Resource Shortage (see also CRC) CRVP= Cost-Reduction Value Proposition CSA(1)= Common Sense Approach CSA(2)= Compensatory Sensitivity Adjustment CSD = Computer Storage Device (a harddrive or removable media drive, writable or read-only) CSE = Clinically-Significant Event CSF = Critical Success Factor(s) CSI/CSE= Cyber Security Incident/Event CSI(2)= Compromised Sexual Integrity CSI(3)= Customer Support Initiative CSI(4)= Core Strategic Initiatives CSI(5)= Core Strategic Investments CSI(6)= Culture-Shock Issues CSM(1)= Cooling System Malfunction CSM(2)= Confidential Student Matter(s) CSO = Compelling Selling/Sales Opportunity CSS(1)= Customer Support System CSS(2)= Customer Success Story CST(1)= Cyber-Stalking Terrorist(ism) [see also ACSI] CST(2)= Contextual Search Technology (e.g. core tech. for Yahoo & Google search) CTA = Classified Threat Assessment CTB = Chilling, Terrifying Banality CTD = Confusing Technological Description CTE = Cease To Exist (for most secular people, this is what they believe will happen when they die) CTEP = Chilling Terrorist Escape Plan CTF(1) = Chilling, Terrifying Finality CTF(2) = Cascading Torrent of Fire (see also CTOF) CTH = Chemical Toxicological Hazard CTI = Criminal Tax Investigation/Indictment CTM = Career-Threatening Mistake CTOF = Cascading Torrent Of Fire [see also CTF(2)] CTS(1)= Cohesive Technical/Technological Strategy CTS(2)= Colour Transformation System CUDE= Chronically Unsuccessful Dating Experience (see also UDE, SDE, CSDE, & CPDE) CVA = Commercially-Viable Alternative CVP(1)= Compelling Value Proposition CVP(2)= Commercially-Viable Product CVV = Continuously Variable Vector CWD = Cold War('s) Denouement CWE = Cyber Warfare Effort CWF = Cryptic, Wraithlike Figure [see also CEF, CEP(2), & CWP] CWP = Cryptic, Wraithlike Person [see also CEF, CEP(2), & CWF] CWW = Clandestine Warrantless Wiretap(ping) [see also WWP] DAC = Dazed And Confused DADD = Disturbing Aroma Dispensing Device (see also PADD, ADD) DAM(1)= Data Aggregation/Acceptance Method(ology) DAM(2)= Disturbing Architectural Monstrosity DAMP = Design And Manufacturing Partner DAP = Disappointingly Austere Palace DAOC = Designated Agent Of Change DAS = Damage Avoidance Strategy (compare to CDAS) DCC = Declining Consumer Confidence DCI = Damage Control Initiative (a political, face-saving idea) DCM(1)= Data Convergence Method(ology) DCM(2)= Diabolically Clever Marketing DCO = Dramatic, Creative Outlet DCOI = Disturbing Conflict Of Interest (see also PDCI) DDD/D^3 = Data-Driven Decision DEB = Delicate Ecological Balance DED = Data Extraction Device DEE = Difficult Economic Environment DET = Dedicated Engineering Team DFM = Delicate Financial Market(s) DFR = Disconnect From Reality DGS = Dramatic Geographical Settings DGSP= Dubious Government Stimulus Plan (see also GSP) DHP = Data Handling Protocol DHS = Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation DIA(1)= Dirty Investment Advice DIA(2)= Design Improvement Idea DII(1)= Dominant Institutional Investor (or DI^2) DII(2)= Debt-Induced Implosion [see also DIS(2)] DIL = Deliberate Informational Leak DIO = Distressed Investment Opportunity(ies) DIS(1)= Disciplined Investment Strategy DIS(2)= Debt-Induced Starvation DIT = Disturbing Industry Trend (see also PIT) DLC = Digital Learning Centre DLI = Dominant Logistical Issue(s) DMA(1)= Distributed Multitier Application DMA(2)= Definitive Merger Agreement DMC = Deliberate Mood Change DMHC = Debilitating Mental Health Condition (see also MHC) DMO = Developing Market Opportunity DMP(1)= Data Management Protocol DMP(2)= Digital Music Piracy DMP(3)= Diagnostic Medical Procedure DMS = Direct Muscle Simulation DMT(1)= Deceptive Marketing Tool DMT(2)= Dysfunctional Management Team DNA = Disingenuous Near-Apology DNOS = Dark Night Of the Soul DNP = Declared Nuclear Power (goverments with known nuclear weapons capabilities; see also KNS) DNR = "Do Not Resuscitate" = (2) Direly/Desperately Needed Reform(s) [see also UNR] DNS = Direct Neural Stimulation DNT = Default-Negative Treatment DOC = Diverse Organisational Culture DOP = Deficit Of Passion DPI = Domestic Pilaging Initiative (popular in Midieval times) DPI(2)= Domestic Policy Initiative(s) DPI(3)= Direct Patent Infringement (see also FPI) DPL(1)= Domestic Price Level (inflation) DPL(2)= Disorganised Private Life DPR = Due Process Rights DPS = Dysfunctional Political System DOC = Diverse Organisational Culture DOM = Dangerously Optimistic Mood DOP = Destruction Of Property DOS = Disempowered Organisational Structure [contrast with EOS] DOW = Declaration Of War DRC = Development Resource Constraint DRIP= Dead Relative Inheritance Program DSA = Deficit Spending Approach (see also DSM, DSI, & DSP-2) DSC(1)= Debatable Scientific Controversy DSC(2)= Deteriorating Security Climate (see also DSS) DSD = Data Security Device(s) DSE = Disappointing Sexual Encounter DSF(1)= Digital Square Footage (analogous to IRMS; Internet e-tailer webspace/total-hits/popularity/sales-volume-forecasts) DSF(2)= Device-Specific Format DSI = Deficit Spending Initiative (see also DSA, DSP-2, DSM) DSI(2) = Deviate Sexual Intercourse DSM(1)= Deficit Spending Methodology/Model/Mentality (see also DSA, DSI, & DSP-2) DSM(2)= Direct Sales Model DSN = Distributed/Disparate Social Network (see also SSN(2) & WSN) DSP(1)= Data Search Protocol; Deficit Spending Paradigm DSP(2)= Directed Share Program [i.e. internal company offerings of stock shares to employees & special customers] DSP(3)= Digital Solutions Provider DSP(4)= Domestic Spying Program DSP(5)= Deceptive Sales Program DSP(6)= Dubious Surrogate Pregnancy DSS = Deteriorating Security Situation [see also DSC(2)] DSW = Distinctive Signature Whistle (i.e. communication used by Dolphins to communicate associated 'names') DTA(1)= Domestic Terrorist(ism) Activity(ies) DTA(2)= Disruptive Technology Adopter DTA(3)= Deliberately-Timed Act DTC(1)= Difficult Technical Challenge DTC(2)= Disruptive Technological Change/Challenge DTF = Dangerous Toxic Fumes DTG = Domestic Terrorist(ism) Group DTI = Domestic Terrorism Investigation = (2) Disruptive Technology Innovation (see also EDT) DTO = Domestic Terrorist Organisation [see also FTO(2)] DTP(1) = Drunken Teenage Prankster DTP(2)= Divergent Threat Perceptions (e.g. regarding terrorism or domestic violence) EAC = Entrenched Aristocratic Class EBC = Experience-Based Conclusion (see also EBR) EBR = Experience-Based Recommendation (see also EBC) ECA = Egregious Criminal Activity(ies) [see also OCA] ECC = Environmentally-Conscious Corporation ECD = Ecologically-Charged Discussion (see also ESD-2) ECE = Engaging Classroom Environment (see also ICE) ECE(2)= Energy Conservation Effort(s) ECM(1)= Effective Corruption Management (e.g. Enron, see ICM for antonym) ECM(2)= Extra Cellular Matrix ECM(3)= Electronic Content Management ECP = Ethnic Cleansing Policy(ies) ECR = Extensive Criminal Record ECS(1)= Emotionally Constipated State ECS(2)= Environmental Control System (aircraft) EDA = Economically-Distressed Area [see also EDR(2), contrast with EVA(2) & EVR(2)] EDB = Egregious, Discriminatory Behaviour EDD(1)= Emergency Disaster Declaration EDD(2)= Emotionally Debilitating Distress EDG = Equitably-Distributed Gains EDP = Equitably-Distributed Pain EDP(2)= Equitably-Distributed Praise/Pain EDP(3)= Extensive Development Pressure EDP(4)= Ethically Dogmatic Person EDR(1)= Emotionally-Distant Relationship (see also ESD) EDR(2)= Economically-Distressed Region [see also EDA, contrast with EVA(2) & EVR(2)] EDR(3)= Event Data Recorder (utilised in vehicles to capture data just prior/during a crash) EDS(1)= Equitably-Distributed Suffering EDS(2)= Emotionally-Distant Spouse EDS(3)= Emergency-Dispatch System (e.g. 911 system) EDS(4)= Economic Development Strategy EDT(1)= Earthshattering Disruptive Technology (see also DTI-2) EDT(2)= Equitably-Distributed Tradeoffs EEA = Elevated Enforcement Action EEC = Egregious Executive Compensation EED/E^2D = Extreme Emotional Distress/Duress EEO/E^2O = Emotional-Energy Output EFC(1)= Excessive Fuel Consumption EFC(2)= Enormous Financial Crisis EFD = External Foreign Domination/Dominion EFL = Enormous Financial Loss(es) EFR(1)= Electronic File Residue (data remnants on a harddrive; see "http://mostlywater.org/node/3757) EFR(2)= Ecologically Fragile Region EFT = Eco(Environmentally)-Friendly Terrorism (huh?) EGF = Economic Growth Forecast EGI = Energy Grid Infrastructure EGM(1)= Evolving Global Marketplace EGM(2)= Elite Group Mystique EGR = Extensive Government Restrictions (i.e. laws & regulations) EHS = Empty Human Shell EIR = Emotionally Invigorating Relationship EIS = Experimental Intergallactic Sex EIT = Electronic Identity Theft/Thief ELD = Experiential Leadership Development ELS = Everyday Life Skills EMC(1)= Emerging Market Country EMC(2)= Established Market Credibility EMC(3)= Expanded/Enhanced Marketing Capability(ies) EMI(1)= Ethnic Minority Integration EMI(2)= Energy Management Initiative EMI(3)= Existing Manufacturing Infrastructure EML = Emerging Moral Liability EMOC = Epiphanic Moment of Clarity EMV = Extreme Market Volatility ENC = Escalating Nuclear Crisis EOC = Enhanced Organisational Capability(ies) [see also IOC] EOC(2) = Effective Organisational Constraint/Construct [contrast with CIO(2)] EOC(3) = Empowered Organisational Culture/Climate EOI = 'Edge Of Infinity' EOL = End Of Life (contrast with SOL) EOP = Economic Opportunity Program EOR = Economically Optimal Result (see also EVR) EOS = Empowered Organisational Structure [contrast with DOS] EOT = Equal Opportunity Tantaliser (Jake Halpern, "Fame Junkies") EPA = Exciting Product Announcement EPB = Erratic Public Behaviour EPC = Entry Procedure Contravention (such as defeating safety interlocks to enter a secure room/area) EPP = Enormous Profit Potential EPS = Expanded Product Segment EPT = Extreme/Excessive Preferential Treatment EPV = Explosive Personal Vitality EQB = Ethically-Questionable Behaviour (see also LQB) ERA = Emotional Rape Allegation ERL = Environmentally-Responsible Littering (huh? see also SRL) ERS = Economically Ravaged Slumscape ERT = Entrepreneurial Risk Taking ESA(1)= Ecologically-Sensitive Area (see also ESR) ESA(2)= Environmentally-Sensitive Approach ESBP = Environmentally-Sound Business Practices ESC(1)= Effective Scandal Coordination (typical ref. to political/government scandals; see also ESM) ESC(2)= Effective Service Capability ESC(3)= Elite Social Clique ESD(1)= Emotionally Shut Down (see also EDR) ESD(2)= Ecologically Sensitive Discussion (see also ECD) ESD(3)= Emotional Support Dog ESI(1)= Enlightened Self-Interest ESI(2)= Environmental Strategic Initiative ESI(3)= Economic Shock-Inducing ESL = Endangered-Species List ESM = Environmentally-Sensitive Material ESN = Extremely Sensitive Nature (i.e. of a Covert Criminal Investigation or of a person) ESM = Effective Scandal Management (see also ESC) ESP = Exact(ing) Scientific Procedure ESR = Ecologically-Sensitive Region (see also ESA) ESS = Energy Storage System (www.teslamotors.com) ETA = Extensive Techological Advance(s) ETS = Esoteric Toxic Securities (as in common stock or similar instruments) ETT = "End Tyrannical Taxation" (similar to montras shouted by Alan Keyes for President supporters in 1999/2000) ETV = Excessive Television Viewing EUR = Economically Unjustifiable/Unviable Repair EVA(1)= Economically Viable Alternative EVA(2)= Economically-Viable Area [see also EVR(2); contrast with EDR(2) & EDA] EVO = Economically Viable Opportunity/Option EVR(1)= Economically Viable Result (see also EOR) EVR(2)= Economically Viable Region [see also EVA(2); contrast with EDR(2) & EDA] EVR(3)= Economically Viable Repair (contrast with EUR) EWA = Essential Work Activity (see NEWA for antonym) EWF = Enhanced Work Flow EWS = Early Warning System FAA = Flexible Acquisition Alternative(s) FAEV = Fight Against Ethics Violations FAP = Fundamental Architectural Problem(s) FAW = Fugative Arrest Warrent FBE = Friendship-Building Experience (see also MBE & RBE) FBG = Fertile Breeding Ground FBN = "Funny, But No" (lingo from Hallmark Shoebox greeting card creators/editors for slogans that didn't quite make it) FBT = Family Bonding Time FCA = Forensic Computer Analysis FCB = Financially-Challenged Background FCD = Failed Capitalist Doctrine/Dogma FCDA = Forensic Computer & Data Analysis FCI = Fiercely Competitive Investor FCN = Felony Criminal Nonsupport (legalese) FCS(1)= Fatted-Calf Sacrifice FCS(2)= Flight Control System FCS(3)= Flexible Control Structure FDA = Forensic Document Audit FDC(1)= False, Dafamatory Claim (see also FDS, MDS, & MDC) FDC(2)= Fundamental Design Criteria FDE = Fractured Denominational Existence FDL = Filthy Depraved Liar/Lunatic/Loser/Landowner FDM = Funky Dance Move(s) FDR = Flight Data Recorder FDS(1)= False, Defamatory Statement (see also MDS & MDC) FDS(2)= Fraud Detection System/Scheme FEA = Flattened Emotional Affect FED = Fluid Ejection Device (e.g. Ink jet nozzle) FEE = Fragile Economic Environment FEI(1)= Full Economic Integration (see also PECDEIP; contrast with PEI) FEI(2)= Federal Economic Intervention FEM = Fragile Economic Machine (the U.S. economy) FER = Fragile Economic Recovery FES = Fuel Efficiency Standard(s) FET = Fierce Exultant Triumph FFNL = Funky Fresh New Look (see also FNL) FFW = Fundamentally-Flawed Worldview FIA = Fiscally Irresponsible Approach (see also FIB) FIB = Fiscally Irresponsible Behaviour (contrast with FRB) FIC = Financial Institution Collapse FID = Fundamentally Insecure Design (as in new RFID-equipped US Passports) FIE = Free Information/Idea Exchange FIL = Fluorescent Induction Lamp FIR = Fragmented, Inconsistent Relationship FLA(1)= Flawed Legal Analysis FLA(2)= Four Letter Acronym FLS = Future Living Standards FMC = Freakish Mutant Cyborg FMDI = False, Malicious Defamatory Information FMDS = False, Malicious Defamatory Statement (see also FMDI, MDS, FDS, MDC, & FDC) FMI = Financial Market Instability (contrast with FMS) FMM = Financial Market Meltdown (see also CMM & FMT) FMS(1)= Financial Market Stability (contrast with FMI) FMS(2)= Failed Management/Managerial Strategy FMT = Financial Market Turmoil (see also CMM & FMM) FNDE= Financial Near Death Experience FNL = Fresh New Look (see also FFNL) FOD(1)= Fear Of Death FOD(2)= Fear Of Dismemberment FOD(3)= Fear Of Disenfranchisement FOG = Force Of Gravity FPD = Foreign Policy Disaster FPDP = Future Potential Domestic Partner (see also FPL, FPS) FPE = Fire Protection Equipment/Engineer FPF = Fast(-moving) Pyroclastic Flow(s) [flows of gas, ash, & rock during a volcanic eruption; see also APM(2)] FPI = Flagrant Patent Infringement [see also DPI(3)] FPL(1)= Future Potential Lover (see also FPS & FPDP) FPL(2)= Fractured Personal Loyalty(ies) FPS(1)= Fault Protection System/Scheme (compare with AFD & AFP) FPS(2)= Future Potential Spouse (see also FPL & FPDP) FPS(3)= Full Public Shaming FPS(4)= Frenetic Personal Style FPT = Future Potential Tragedy FPV = Future Potential Victim FRB = Fiscally Responsible Behaviour (contrast with FIB) FRC = Frequency Response Characteristic FRD = Fatal Radiation Dose(age) FRG = Fraud Rental Game (tenants who willingly defraud landlords) FRH = Free-Radical Hippie FRM = Fiscally-Responsible Method(s) FRP = Fiscally-Responsible Policy(ies) = Fiscally-Responsible Person = Fiscally-Responsible Partner FRT = Fearless Risk-Taker FSA = Failed Socialst Agenda (see also FSD) FSD = Failed Socialist Doctrine/Dogma (see also FSA) FSF = Full Scandal Fruition (see also ESM & ESC) FSI(1)= Full-Scale Integration FSI(2)= Full-Scale Invasion FSI(3)= Full-Scale Interrogation FSI(4)= Fragile Socioeconomic Infrastructure (see also FSS) FSI(5)= Financial/Fiscal Sector Instability FSL = Filthy Stinking Lier FSS = Fragile Socioeconomic Structure [see also FSI(4)] FTA = Failure To Adapt FTC = Formidable Technical Challenge FTD(1)= Fault-Tolerant Design FTD(2)= Financially Transmitted Disease (such as issuing bad loans) FTHB = First-Time Home Buyer FTI(1)= Forward-Thinking Initiative FTI(2)= Failure To Innovate FTM = Forward-Thinking Mission FTO(1)= Forward-Thinking Objective FTO(2)= Forward-Thinking Organisation FTO(3)= Foreign Terrorist Organisation (see also DTO) FTP = Forward-Thinking Philosophy FTS(1)= Forward-Thinking Strategy FTS(2)= Fundamental Tax Simplification FTV = Forward-Thinking Vision FVT = Formulaic Violence Trend FWA = Free Wireless Access FWS = Flexible Work Schedule GAMP = Growth And Marketing Plan GAS = Genetic Alcoholism Susceptibility GASD= Graphic Anamatronic Sexual Display (same as GSAD) GAT = Growth-Attenuation Therapy GCB = Globalisation Cost Benefit [see also GCS (2)] GCD = General Categorical Denial GCF(1)= "Genocidal Cleansing Fire" (see MDR- megalomaniacal dictator rhetoric) GCF(2)= Ghastly Ceremonial Farce GCI = Growing Customer Irritant GCL = Global Consumer Landscape GCMN = Global Climate-Monitoring Network (see also CMN, MCMN) GCO = Generous Counter-Offer GCS = Genetic Cancer Susceptibility GCS (2) = Globalisation Cost Saving(s) [see also GCB] GEA = Gender-Equality Advocate GEC = Global Economic Competitiveness GEM = Global Extremist Movement GFC = Global Financial Crisis GFE = Giant Financial Entity GFI = Global Financial Infrastructure GFM = Global Financial Meltdown (e.g. Oct 2008) GFN = Genuine Financial Need GFS = Global Financial System GLM = Global Labour Marketplace GMM = Government Microeconomic Meddling GMO = Global Marketing Organisation GOSS = Global Oil Supply Security GPA = Ground-Penetrating Animal GPR = Ground-Penetrating Radar (see also SPR); Ground-Penetrating Rodent GPRT = ground-penetrating radar technology (see also GPR) GRS = Gender Reassignment Surgery (PC term for trans-gender surgery) GSA = Good-Samaritan Adventure GSAD= Graphic Sexual Anamatronic Display (same as GASD) GSH = Gross Sexual Harrassment (see also GSM) GSM = Gross Sexual Misconduct (see also GSH) GSP = Government Stimulus Plan GSS = Government Safety Standards GTH = Global Thermonuclear Holocaust GTI = Global Trade Imbalance(s) GTR = Good-Taste Restriction (as in bounded limits for verbiage developed for greeting cards) GUO = Gleaming Unbridled Optimism GVC = General Visual Clutter; Generally Visually Cluttered GWC = Global Wage Convergence (e.g. decreasing the gap between US & Asian wages) GWD = Geographically Widely Dispersed HAB = Hot Air Balloon HABI = Hot Air Balloon Incident HAD = Heathcare Access Disparity HBC = High/Higher Borrowing Cost(s) HCF = Highly-Controversial Figure (see also HCRF) HCP(1)= Health Care Policy HCP(2)= Human-Centered Product HCRF = Highly-Controversial Religious Figure (see also HCF) HDC = High-Density Community (see also HDUD) HDUD = High-Density Urban Development (see also HDC) HEE = Historically Elusive Explaination HEOS = Highest Echelons Of Society (see also HSE) HFE = Highly-Fractured Existence HFN = Highly Fractured Nature HIB = Harmful, Irresponsible Behaviour HIC = Home Inspection Contingency (i.e. for purchases of home real estate) HIE = Homegrown Islamic Extremism (see also HIT) HIH = Highly Intellectual Humour HIP(1)= Highly Insecure/Innovative/Irresponsible/Irascible/Iridescent Person HIP(2)= Health Insurance Plan HIR = Harmful, Irresponsible Relationship HIS(1)= Human-Interest Story HIS(2)= High Information Security (contrast with LIS) HIS(3)= Health Impairing/Impairment Symptom (see also SHIS) HIT = Homegrown Islamic Terrorism (see also HIE) HLS = High-Level Summary/Synopsis (contrast with LLS) HLSB = High-Level Security Breach(es) HMB = Healthy Morale Boost(er) HMI = Highly-Motivated Individual (see also HMP, SWI) HMP = Highly-Motivated Person (see also HMI, SWI) HOA = Highly-Optimised Approach (see also HOI) HOI = Highly-Optimised Initiative (see also HOA) HOS = Highly-Optimised Solution HPC = High-Probability Contingency (contrast with LPC) HRA = Human Rights Atrocities/Aberrations/Abuses (see also CRA) HRAT = Heathly, Robust, And Thriving HRR = Heavily Redacted Report (e.g. declassified government documents) HRT = Highly Repetitive Task(s) HSA = Highly-Speculative Answer HSD = Heated Spirited Discussion (see also ASD & USD) HSE = Highest Societal Echelons (see also HEOS) HSG = High School Grad(uate) HTA = Horrific Terrorist Atrocities HTE = Heightened Threat Environment HTR = High Technical Risk (contrast with LTR) HTS = Home Theatre System HVPI = High-Value Product Installation IAA = Indifferent Apathetic Attitude (see also AAI) IAP(1)= Internet Addiction Prevalence IAP(2)= Increasingly Aggressive Pricing [see also IAPS(1)] IAPS(1)= Increasingly Aggressive Pricing Strategy [see also IAP(2)] IAPS(2)= Increasingly Annoying Pricing Strategy (usu. synonymous with price increases) IBE(1)= Image-Building Experience IBE(2)= Incompetent Business Executive IBE(3)= Inadequate Business Executive IBF = Investment Banking Firm IBI = Image-Building Initiative IBP = Inflammatory/Insensitive/Irrational/Indiscrete Blog Posting IBQ = Initial Build Quality/Quantity IBS = International Banking System IBT(1)= Image-Building Triumph IBT(2)= Invasive Biometric Technology (e.g. implantable RF-ID chips with personal data) ICA = Illegal Criminal Activity ICC = Ideal Courtship Candidate ICD = Intense Calorie/Caloric Deprivation ICE(1)= Interactive Classroom Environment (see also ECE) ICE(2)= Improved Customer Experience ICL = Irreverent Cackling Laughter ICM = Ineffective Corruption Management (see ECM for antonym) ICP(1)= Internal Control Process ICP(2)= Increased Customer Productivity ICP(3)= Improved Competitive Position ICS(1)= International Crime Spree ICS(2)= Instant Celebrity Status IDA = Ineffective, Desperate Approach (used by some singles in desperate attempts to find dates) IDA(2)= Intelligent Design Advocate IDC = Incendiary Device Component(s) (used by terrorists & anarchist groups) IDC(2) = Impending Demographic Change IDD(1)= Ill-Defined Dating IDD(2)= Increasingly Defiant Dictator (e.g. North Korea's Kim Jong-Il) IDE = Inadequate/Incomplete Dating Experience IDM = Intelligent Design Movement [see also IDP, & IDA(2)] IDP(1)= Intelligent Design Proponent [see also IDM, & IDA(2)] IDP(2)= Intense Demographic Pressure IDW(1)= Infinite Design Window IDW(2)= Integrated Digital Workflow (see also TDW) IEA/INEA = Indigenous [Nuclear] Enrichment Activity [see also IER & IED(2)/INED] IED(1)= Intermittent Explosive Disorder (clinical term for condition linked to 'road rage' & other similar outbursts) IED(2)/INED= Indigenous [Nuclear] Enrichment Development [see also IEA/INEA & IER/INER] IEF/IENF = Indigenous [Nuclear] Enrichment Facility(ies) IEP = Irrepressible Effervescent Personality (e.g. Steve Irwin) IER/INER = Indigenous [Nuclear] Enrichment Research [see also IEA/INEA & IED(2)/INED] IERP = Involuntary Early Retirement Package (a layoff with severance; see also IRP, VRP, & VERP) IFB(1)= Intangible Fringe Benefit(s) [antonym = TFB] IFB(2)= Intraocular Foreign Body (medical term for foreign object in the eye) IFD = Imminent Financial Disaster/Doom IFF = Indefinite Federal Financing/Funding IGC = Increased(ing) Global Competition (see also AGC) IGC(2)=Instant Gratification Culture (e.g. in the USA; see also IGCC) IGCC= Instant Gratification Consumer Culture (e.g. in the USA; see also IGC) IGO = Industry Growth Opportunity (see also MIGO) IGR = Irreversible Growth Retardation IHL = Incalculable Human Loss IIP = Improved Internal Process(es) IIU = Irresponsible Internet Use/User IKS(1)= Invited Keynote Speaker IKS(2)= Invalid Keynote Speaker (obscure usage) ILA = Industry-Leading Architecture ILE = Interactive Learning Experience (see also RILE) ILL = Institutional Learning Lapse (see also ILP) ILP = Institutional Learning Problem (see also ILL) ILS = Insufficiently Lavish Setting (contrast with SLS) ILT = Industry-Leading Technology ILV = Industry-Leading Visionary IMA(1)= Important Management Announcement IMA(2)= Increased Market Awareness IMC(1)= Intense Media Coverage IMC(2)= Intensive Medical Care IMC(3)= Independent Medical Consultation IME = Indoctrinated Muslim Extremist (see also IMO, & RMO) IMF = Interstellar Magnetic Field IMO = Indoctrinated Muslim Operatives (see also IME, & RMO) IMP = Increased Market Penetration IMP(2)= Incongruent Management Paradigm (mgmt. philosophy/objectives that are contradictory or that conflict with corp. goals) IMP(3)= Industry Marketing Practices IMP(4)= Internal Mentoring Process IMP(5)= Infernal Mentoring Process (?) IMP(6)= Informal Mentoring Process IMPO = Illegal Music Piracy Operations (see also MPO) IMR = Increasingly Marginalised Role IMT(1)= Incident Management Team IMT(2)= International Marital Terrorism (source: www.onion.com) IMT(3)= Integrated Multichannel Touchpoint (source: Mike Webster, VP & Gen Mgr, NCR Self-Service Solutions) IMV = Intrinsic Marketing Value INC = Impotent New Competitor (contrast with PNC) INF = Impairment of Neurological Function / Impaired Neurologic Function INT = Intimidating New/New-fangled Technology IOC(1)= Improved Organisational Capability(ies)/Capacity/Competency [see also EOC] IOC(2) = Inadequate/Incomplete Organisational Capability/Capacity/Competency IOE = Increased/Improved Operational Efficiency(ies) IOH = Impressive Operational History IPD = Intellectual Property Disclosure IPL = Intellectual Property Lawyer IPM = Inorganic Porous Material IPP = Intellectual Property Protection IPS = Incentive Pay Strategies IPT = Irreparable Product Tarnishing (e.g. showing a product in an unfavourable depiction) IRA = Islamic Religious Authorities IRE = Infrastructure Reconstruction/Realignment Effort(s) IRI = Incredibly Ricky Investment(Investing) IRMS = Internet Retailer Market Share (see also DSF) IRP = Involuntary Retirement Package (a layoff with severance; see also IERP, VRP, & VERP) IRS(1)= Innovative, Radical Solution IRS(2)= Industrial Radiation Source IRT = Islamic Radicalism Target IRV = Intrinsic Relational/Relationship Value IRVA= Intrinsic Relational/Relationship Value-Add ISA = Intense Sexual Attraction (see also MSA; for antonym, see ISR) ISC(1)= Ideal Shopping Companion ISC(2)= Inappropriate Sexual Contact ISDE = Integrated, Seamless Digital Ecosystem (see also ISE) ISE = Integrated, Seamless Ecosystem (see also ISDE) ISF = Internal/International Security Force(s) ISI = Involuntary Service Interruption ISOC = Illusory Sense Of Control (see also SOC) ISOPE= Increasing Sense Of Personal Entitlement [see also SOE(3)] ISP(1)= Irrational Schedule Pressure ISP(2)= Industry Standard Practice ISP(3)= Inadequate Serotonin Production (medical condition) ISP(4)= Industry Solution(s) Provider ISP(5)= Individual Service Provider (i.e. freelance worker) ISR(1)= Intense Sexual Revulsion (for antonyms, see ISA or MSA) ISR(2)= Immediate Situational Requirement IST = Intense Sexual Tension ISTO= Islamic Sea of Tyranny and Oppression ISVA = Infinite Shareholder Value-Add ITA = Intangible Technology Assets ITB(1)= Increased(ing) Terrorist Brutality ITB(2)= Income Tax Burden (see also OITB) ITC = Idealized Theocratic Commonwealth ITD = Integrated Technology Development ITI = "Iterate To Innovate" ITL(1)= Impenetrable Transparent Layer ITL(2)= Islamic Terrorist(ic) Leaders(hip) ITR = Influential Technical Review(s) ITU = Interdimensional Transgender Unicorn (?) IUC = Indifferent, Unimaginative Consumer IUS = Indifferent, Unimaginative Shopper (see also IUC) IVC = Incomprehensibly Verbose Complaint IVL = Incomprehensibly Verbose Letter IVR = Incomprehensibly Verbose Rhetoric IVS = Incomprehensibly Verbose Sermon IWC = Integrated Wireless Capability IWPB = Inappropriately Weak Personal Boundaries IYC = Individualistic Youth Culture (i.e. in the Western world) JCR = Juvenile Criminal Record JES = Just Economic Structure (e.g. a socio-economic system that does not oppress, subjugate, or disadvantage the poor) JIC = "Just In Case"... JLE = Jargon-Laden Explanation (see also CIE) JQP = Japanese Quality Practice KBD = Key Business Decision/Direction KBI = Key Business Innovator KBL = Key Business Leader KBS = Key Business Skills KCA = Key Competitive Advantage KCD = Key Cultural Difference(s) Key Cultural Distinctives KFA = Key Focus Area KFS = Key Focus Segment(s) KGS = Key Growth Segment(s) KGS = Key Growth Segments (as in 'key growth product segment' or product line) KIM = Key Industrial Material KIS = Known Initial State (contrast with UIS) KNS = Known Nuclear State (countries/governments with known nuclear weapons development programs; contrast with LNC) KNT = Key New Technology KNTL= Key New Technology Leader KPD = Key Product Deliverable KPM = Key Performance Metric(s) KRG = Kafkaesque Romantic Gesture (compare to BRG) KSI = Key Strategic Initiative(s) KSOH = Keen Sense Of Humour KSOW = Keen Sense Of Wit (compare to KSOH) KTC(1)= Know The Customer KTC(2)= Key Team Contributor KTI = Key Technology Initiatives/Innovator KTL = Ket Technology Leader LBC = Legally Binding Contract LBP = Legitimate Business Purposes LCDA= Low-Cost Dating Alternative (e.g. cooking dinner at home) LCE = Laboratory Controlled Environment LCH = Lawless Criminal Haven LCP(1)= Limited Career Path (see also SCP) LCP(2)= Low Cost Provider LCR = Limited Collection Resources LCSE= Life-Changing Side Effects LDF = Legal Defence Fund (see also LDT) LDS = Limited Digital Subscription LDT = Legal Defence Team (see also LDF) LEB/GEB/BEB = Large/Giant/Behemoth Economic Barrior LEI = Lingering Economic Insecurity (see also LEU) LET(1)= Leading-Edge Technology (see also LETI, LETS) LET(2)= Latent Entrepreneurial Talent LETI = Leading-Edge Technology/Technological Initiative LETS = Leading-Edge Technology/Technological Strategy LEU = Lingering Economic Uncertainty (see also LEI) LHS = Long Historical Struggle LIH = Lower-Income Household (see also MIH) LIM = Lucrative International Market LIS = Low Information Security (contrast with HIS) LISP= Live-In Sexual Partner LLI = Limited Legal Immunity (see also LLL) LLL = Limited Legal Liability (see also LLI) LLR = Lessons Learned Review LLS = Low-Level Summary/Synopsis (contrast with HLS) LMC = Limited Military Capability (see also LMD, LMS, & LMT) LMD = Limited Military Deployment (see also LMC, LMS, & LMT) LMS(1)= Limited Military Strategy/'Strategery' LMS(2)= Limited Military Sophistication LMT = Limited Military Technology LNC = Limited Nuclear Capability(ies) [see also KNS] LOC(1)= Loss Of Control LOC(2)= Loss Of Credibility LOI = Lack Of Interest LOM = Lack Of Motivation LOS = Lack Of Skill / Loss Of Skill LPC = Low-Probability Contingency (contrast with HPC) LQB = Legally-Questionable Behaviour (see also EQB) LRE = Light Reading Enjoyment (e.g. "For your LRE, here's a list of famous Jewish sports legends.") LRR = Limited Relationship Resources LSD = Lurid Sexual Details LST(1)= Light Scattering Technique LST(2)= Legitimate Statistical Test(s) LTA = Late-Term Abortion (see also PBA) LTCS = Long-Term Competitive Strategy LTE = Long-Term Effect(s) (see STE for antonym) LTGO = Long-Term Growth Opportunity LTGR = Long-Term Growth Rate LTI = Limited Techology Investment LTO = Limited Technology Opportunity LTP = Long-Term Potential LTR = Low Technical Risk (contrast with HTR) LTS(1)= Long-Term Stability (contrast with STS) LTS(2)= Long-Term Sustainability LUMP = Limited-Use Mobile Phone (a disposable mobile phone for fixed-duration, prepaid use) MAT(1)= Minimum Attractiveness Threshold MAT(2)= Mythological Ancient Text(s) MBD = Minimal Business Disruption MBE = Marriage-Building Experience (see also FBE & RBE) MBR = Mutually Beneficial Relationship MCA = Manipulative Con Artist MCE = Mobile Computing Environment MCF = Mission-Critical Function (see also MCI) MCI(1)= Mission-Critical Initiative (see also MCF) MCI(2)= Market-Changing Initiative MCMN = Mobile, Climate-Monitoring Network (see also CMN, GCMN) MCO = Market-Changing Opportunity MCS(1)= Minimally Conscious State MCS(2)= Massive Cyclical Swings MDA = Multi-Disciplinary Approach (i.e. to problem-solving; see also MDI) MDC = Malicious Defamatory Claim MDI = Multi-Disciplinary Initiative (see also MDA) MDN = Marauding Desert Nomads MDR = Megalomaniacal Dictator Rhetoric MDS = Malicious Defamatory Statement (see also FDS, MDC) MEAB= Marauding Erratic Animal Behaviour MEB = Marauding Erratic Behaviour MER = Minimum Entry Requirement MES = Multi-Ethnic Society MFA(1)= Minimum Flying Altitude MFA(2)= Ministry Focus Area(s) MFB = Meaningful Financial Benefit MFC(1)= Monolithic Foundation Construction (poured, thick concrete slab is used instead of footer underneath foundation sidewalls) MFC(2)= Monumental Financial Challenge(s) MFD = Multi-Family Dwelling (contrast with SFD) MFG = Mammarian Flesh-Globes MFL = Maladaptive Fantasy-Life MGC = Media-Generated Controversy (contrast with MGN) MGI(1)= Multi-Generational Interaction (see also CGI) MGI(2)= Mounting Government Investigation MGN = Media-Generated Noncontroversy (contrast with MGC) MHC = Mental Health Condition (see also DMHC) MIGO = Multi-Industry Growth Opportunity (see also IGO) MIH = Middle-Income Household (see also LIH) MIR(1)= Minimally-Invasive Relationship MIR(2)= Minimally-Intensive Relationship MISP = MInimum Security Prison (see MXSP for antonym) MIT = Medical Information Technology MITS= Medical Information Technology System(s) MLIC = Multi-Layered Integrated Circuit MLOS/MLS = Momentary Loss Of Sanity MLP = Market Leading Performance MMP = Medieval Marketing Plan MOG = Mind Of God MOM = Mucuous Oozing Machine MOR = Meaningful Overnight Relationship (contrast with TOR) MOS = Margin Of Safety MPA = Miscellaneous Paranormal Activity (ghosts, hauntings, poltergeists, etc.) MPE = Meteoric Price Escalation (see also MPI) MPI(1)= Meteoric Price Increase (see also MPE) MPI(2)= Market Penetration Initiative MPO(1)= Music Piracy Operations (see also IMPO) MPO(2)= Massive Public Outcry MPUG= Macabre Parade of Unspeakable Grotesquerie MRB = Morally Repugnant Behaviour MRO = Monstrous Retail Outlet MRS = Marital Realignment Strategey (spouses agreeing on deliverables & philosophical matters) MRT = Meaningless Rhetorical Trick MSA = Mutual Sexual Attraction (see also ISA; for antonym, see ISR) MSB = Murderous Suicide Bombing MSC = Manufacturing Supply Chain MSN = Mutual Sexual Neuroses MSO = Mortgage Servicing Operation(s) MST = Mind-Shattering Terror MSV = Mixed Social Values (see also BSV) MTE = Martyrdom Through Execution MTI = Medical Technology Innovation MTM = Monetary Transmission Mechanism / Monetised Transmission Mechanism MUGS= Medically-Unnecessary Genital Surgery [e.g. to correct intersex characteristics on babies to force gender assignment] MUS(1)= Mortgage Underwriting Standards MUS(2)= Medically-Unnecessary Surgery MVP = Most Vulnerable Point MVS = Mobile Video System (e.g. in police cruisers) MWD = Motorist Warning Device MWE = Median/Mean Weekly Earnings MXSP = MaXimum Security Prison (see MISP for antonym) NAPD = Narcissistic Activist Personality Disorder NBC = Nation-Building Challenges NBF = New Business Function(s) [see also ABF] NBO = New Business Opportunity (see also ABO) NBP = Non-traditional Business Practices (contrast with TBP) NCCS = Non-Competitive Cost Structure (contrast with CCS) NCF = Non-Certified Facility NCS = New Customer Segment NCU = Nefarious Computer User NDI = Narrowly-Defined Interests NEC = National Existential Crisis NEWA = Non-Essential Work Activity (see EWA for antonym) NEI = Nascent Emerging Industry NES = Nascent Entrepreneurial Strategy NFD = Nascent, Fragile Democracy NFG = Nascent, Fragile Government NFL = No-Frills Lifestyle NFR = Nascent, Fragile Relationship NFV = Negative Female Vibe (contrast with PFV) NGC = Natural Gas Consumption NGO = New Growth Opportunity NGT = Nervous Geopolitical Tensions NHS(1)= Nightmarish Hellhole Sojourn NHS(2)= New Harebrained Scheme NHS(3)= National Healthcare System NLF = "Never Lose Focus" NLCF = Never Lose Customer Focus (see also NLTCF) NLD = Near-Lethal Dose NLS = Non-Linear System NLTCF = Never Lose The Customer Focus (see also NLCF) NMCO = Narrow-Minded Cultural Orthodoxy NMTO = Narrow-Minded Theological Orthodoxy NPA = Negative Public Attitude (see also NPS; contrast with PPA, PPS) NPP = Nuclear Production Potential NPR = Neglected Personal Relationship NPS = Negative Public Sentiment (see also NPA; contrast with PPA, PPS) NRA = Necessary Remedial Action(s) NRE = Nuclear Rocket Engines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29) NRI = National/Nationwide Refueling Infrastructure NRS = Nationally-Representative Sample NSA = No Such Allegation NSD = New Solutions Differentiation NSI = Non-Specific Irritant ("Ionizing radiation acts as an NSI.") NSR = Nuanced Social Relationships (see also CNSR) NTK = Need To Know NTM = Non-Traditional Mortgage NTP = Naughty Tingly Part(s) [church lady] NVE = Negative Vacation(ing) Experience (contrast with PVE) NVSR = Non-Violent Stress Relief (contrast with VSR) NYO = Not Yet Official OOBT = Out Of Box Thinking OCA = Outright Criminal Activity(ies) [see also ECA] OCF = Operating Cash Flow OCPB = Offensive Cell Phone Behaviour (see also OMPB) OCS(1)= Outstanding Customer Service (e.g. Virgin Atlantic or Singapore Airlines) OCS(2)= Oppressed Cable Subscriber ODOR = Organisational Diffusion Of Responsibility ODP = Optimised Development Process (see also OPDP) OEC = Outspoken Eclectic Career OEI = Operational Excellence Initiative OER = Oppressive Environmental Regulation(s) OFM = Orderly Financial Market OFR = Old-Fashioned Repression (see also PIR) OIC = Ongoing International Catastrophe OID = Orally-Ingested Drug OIR = Occupational Inhalation Risk(s) OITB = Onerous Income Tax Burden (see also ITB) OLA = Overstuffed Leather Armchair (compare with OVA) OLD = "Other Lesser Dieties" OLJ = Obscure Legal Justification OMI = Online Marital Infidelity OMPB = Offensive Mobile Phone Behaviour (see also OCPB) ONT = Overt Nuclear Testing OOA = Operational Orbital Altitude (i.e. for earth-orbit communications satellites) OOS = Out Of Service (see also TOOS) OOSD= Object-Oriented Software Development OPDP(1)= Official Post-Disaster Protocol OPDP(2)= Optimised Product Development Process (see also ODP) ORTI = Opportunistic, Risk-Tolerant Investor (see also RTI) OSA = One-Sided Advantage OSCB = Online Sexually Compulsive Behaviour OSR = Ongoing Strategic Review OSU = Optimal Space Utilisation OTE = Offshore Tax Evasion (see also OTS) OTF = Orchestrated Traffic Flow OTS = Offshore Tax Shelter (accounts in foreign countries for tax evasion; see also OTE) OUE = Ominous Unfolding Events (e.g. during Armageddon) OUT = Outrageous Unfair Termination (see also WTL) OVA = Overstuffed Vinyl Armchair (compare with OLA) OWE = Offensive Work Environment OWS = Oppressive Work Schedule (see also SWS) PAA = Prodigious Acting Ability PAB = Passive-Aggressive Behaviour PAD = Peculiar Anxiety Disorder PADD= Pleasant Aroma Dispensing Device (see also ADD) PAF = Preliminary Autopsy Finding PAI = Post-Accident Investigation PAM(1)= Psychologically-Abusive Marriage PAM(2)= Personal Alarm Monitor PAP(1) = Personal Action Plan PAP(2) = Politically Acceptable Practice(s) PAPI = Personal And Proprietary Information PAR = Psychologically-Abusive Relationship (see also PAM) PBA = Partial Birth Abortion (see also LTA) PBE = Professional Business Environment PBI = Performance-Based Incentive(s) PBN = Percussive Background Noise PBO = Profitable Business Opportunity PCE = Positive Customer Experience (see also SCE) PDCI = Profoundly Disturbing Conflict of Interest (see also DCOI) PDE = Personal Development Effort (see also PDI, & CPDI) PDF(1)= Penniless Dedicated Following (e.g. rock band groupies) PDF(2)= Personal Defence Force PDI = Personal Development Initiative/Incentive (see also CPDI) PDP(1)= Product Development Pipeline PDP(2)= Participative Decision Process [akin to CDP(4)] PDS = Professional Domination Session (services provided by a 'dominatrix') PDT(1)= Proprietary Database Technology PDT(2)= Pyrotechnic Diversionary Tactic(s) PEC(1)= Potential/Probable Ecological/Environmental Catastrophe PEC(2)= Prolonged Economic Crisis PECDEIP = Permanent Empowered Cohabitating/Co-equal Domestic Economically-Integrated Partnership (sophistry for 'marriage') PED(1)= Potential Environmental Disaster PED(2)= Potential Emotional Disaster PEE = Positive Educational Experience PEI = Partial Economic Integration (contrast with FEI) PEM = Potential Executive Material (someone whose prospects are good for becoming a corp. executive) PEM(2) = Pathetic Executive Material (one whose executive leadership is abyssmal or dismal, at best) PEM(3) = Patent-Eligible Method PEO = Personal Economic Opportunity PES(1)= Premature Exit Strategy (e.g. trying to leave strategically from a really bad date) PES(2)= Personal Economic Strategy PES(3)= Productivity-Enhancing Solution PES(4)= Penile Enlargement Surgery (contrast with PRS) PEV = Personal Economic Viability PFC(1)= Proactive Flight Cancellation PFC(2)= Persistent Financial Crisis PFE = Parlayed False Erudition PFI(1)= Personal Financial Interest PFI(2)= Pernicious Financial Instruments (e.g. derivatives) PFO = Plucked From Obscurity PFP = Prudent Financial Planning PFS(1)= Precarious Financial State PFS(2)= Prudent Financial Strategy/"Strategery" PFT = Private Family Time PFV = Positive Female Vibe (compare with PMV; contrast with NFV) PHI = Persistent Health Impairment PIA = Possibly Illegal Activity PIIR = Pseudo-Intimate Interpersonal Relationship PILD = Pithy, Innuendo-Laden Dialogue PIP(1)= Product Innovation Pipeline PIP(2)= Personal Investment Portfolio PIR(1)= Powerful Inhumane Regime (see also OFR) PIR(2)= Penetrating Ionising Radiation (e.g. gamma radiation) PIS(1)= Primitive Internet Society PIS(2)= Permanent Induced Sterility PIT(1)= Predominant Industry Trend (see also DIT) PIT(2)= Powerful/Principle Investigative Tool PIWE = Print-Intensive Workgroup Environments PLA = Pro-Life Advocate PLL = Potential Legal Liability PLM = Proactive Lifecycle Management PLS = Pathological Light Sensitivity PLV(1)= Portfolio Liquidation Value (or SPLV) PLV(2)= Personal Leadership Vision PMC = Pervasive Materialistic Culture PMS(1)= Political Mind-Set PMS(2)= Personal Marketing STRATEGIST PMS(3)= Preventative Maintenance Schedule PMS(4)= Post-Marketing Study PMS(5)= Property Management System PMV = Positive Male Vibe (compare with PFV) PNC = Potent New Competitor (contrast with INC) PNM = Profitable Niche Market PNR = Possible/Probable/Potential Negative Ramifications POD = Piece Of Dirt POF = Private Online Forum POI = Person/Position Of Influence POM(1)= Publicised Organised Method (see also POW) POM(2)= Potentially Offensive Message POS = Piece Of Sh&$ POW = Publicised Organised Way (see also POM) PPA = Positive Public Attitude (see also PPS; contrast with NPA & NPS) PPE = Paid Propaganda Effort (ref. to politics & gov't) PPI(1)= Protected Personal Information [contrast with UPI(1)] PPI(2)= Patent-Protected Idea PPI(3)= Progressive Political Ideology PPRP = Personal Philosophical Realignment Plan (alignment of personal philosophies with organisational goals) PPS(1)= Positive Public Sentiment (see also PPA; contrast with NPA & NPS) PPS(2)= Progressive Political Strategy PQA = Product Quality Assessment PRC(1)= Psychosexual Repetition Compulsion PRC(2)= Personal Responsibility Crusade PRI = Passionate, Radical Inclusion PRS = Penile Reduction Surgery [contrast with PES(4)] PSA = Probabilistic Safety Analysis PSD = Protocol-Specific Discrimination [as in Internet ISP's unethically filtering traffic; see also PSI(3)] PSF = Powerful, Spriritual Forces PSI(1)= Politically-Sensitive Issue (see also PSS, PVS) PSI(2)= Potential/Probable Safety Issue PSI(3)= Protocol-Specific Interference [as in Internet ISP's unethically filtering traffic; see also PSD] PSM(1)= Psychosocial Stress Mechanism PSM(2)= Paradigm-Shifting Manifesto PSO = Personal Security Options PSS = Politically-Sensitive Situation (see also PSI, PVS) PTA = Prisoner Transfer Agreement PTC = Payment-Troubled Consumer PTE(1)= Psychologically Traumatizing Experience PTE(2)= Prototype Test Event PTH = "Path To Harmony" PTR = "Path To/Towards Reconciliation" PTS(1)= Publicly Traded Security PTS(2)= Product Transition Schedule PTT = Primary Terror(ist) Target PUC = Politically Unstable Country (see also PUR) PUI = Presently Under Investigation PUM = Publicised Undocumented Method (see also POM, POW) PUP = Poorly Understood Phenomenon PUR = Politically Unstable Region (see also PUC) PUW = Publicised Undocument Way (see also PUM, POM, POW) PVC = Pervasive Violent Culture PVE = Positive Vacation(ing) Experience (contrast with NVE) PVS = Politically-Volatile Situation (see also PSS, PSI) PWC = Perilous Weather Conditions PWS(1)= Psychological Withdrawal Symptoms PWS(2)= Personal Work Style PWS(3)= Proximity Warning System PWS(4)= Public Water System QGM = Quantitative Genetic Modeling QIT = Questionable Investigation Tactic(s) QPM = Quantatative Performance Metric(s) RAA = Rampant Alcohol Abuse RACE= Radar Assisted Collision Event (e.g. SS Andrea Doria maritime accident) RADA = Research And Development Activities RAFT = Readily-Available Forensics Tool(s) RAP = Roadside-Attraction Proprietor RAT = Risk Analysis/Adjustment Tool RBC = Rigorous Background Check RBE = Relationship-Building Experience (see also FBE & MBE) RBM = Rule-Breaking Maverick RBN = Retail Branch Network RCD = Rapid Cell Division (see also ARCD) RCE(1)= Rapidly Changing Economy RCE(2)= Radical Christian Extremist RCL = Roving Chainsaw Lunatic (see also ARCL) RCO = Ruthless Cutting-Off RCP(1)= Related/Relevant Career Path (see UCP for antonym) RCP(2)= Raging Cocaine Party RCS = Resurgence Competitive Strategy RDF = Reality Distortion Field RDP = Rapidly Disentegrating Paradigm RDS = Really Desperate Situation; Really Desperate Single REG = Robust Economic Growth RFD = Resonant Frequency Drift RFE = Rapid-Fire Exchange RGC = Rumored Graphic Content RGTS = Robust Global Trading System RHC = Reanimated Human Corpses RID = Religion In Disguise RIE = Radical Islamic Extremist RIF(1)= Radical Islamic Fundamentalist (see also RIE, RIT) RIF(2)= Racially Insecure Feeling RIFT = Radical Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist(ism) RILE(1)= Rich, Interactive Learning Experience (see also ILE) RILE(2)= Revenue Inspired Law Enforcement RIS = Reliable Information Source (contrast with UIS) RIT = Radical Islamic Terrorist [see also RIE, RIF(1)] RIU = Responsible Internet Use RIV = Revolutionary Investment Vehicle (e.g. Exchange Traded Funds) RLT = Real Life Testamonial RME = Radicalised Muslim Extremist (see also RMO, IME, & IMO) RMO = Radicalised Muslim Operative (see also RME, IME, & IMO) RMP = Risk Management Procedure ROC(1)= Return On Capital ROC(2)= Rent Occupancy Cost ROD = Robbed Of Dignity ROE = Rules Of Engagement ROF = Random Organ Failure ROM = Robust Operating Margin (see also ROW) ROT = Reign Of Terror ROW = Robust Operating Window (i.e. in product design & optimisation; see also ROM) RPM(1)= Relative Product Merit (i.e. marketplace competitive product comparison) RPM(2)= Routine, Periodic Maintenance RPO = Realistic Payment Options (see also RPR) RPOG/RPG = Relentless Pursuit Of Greed RPP = Retirement Planning Process RPR = Realistic Payment Resources (see also RPO) RPS(1)= "Reasonable Person Standard" (legal standard for how a reasonable person would react/respond/operate) RPS(2)= Radical Paradigm Shift RRP = Radical Restructuring Plan RRV = Random Response Variation RSA = Routine Safety Audit RSB = Risky Speculative Bubble (stock market, real estate) RSD(1)= Rapid Spending Decrease (contrast with RSI) RSD(2)= Routine Solution Development RSE = Rapid Simultaneous Execution RSI = Rapid Spending Increase (contrast with RSD) RSM = "Remorseless Slaughtering Machine" (www.onion.com reference to a Panda) RSP(1)= Rapidly Shifting Paradigm RSP(2)= Random Splurge Purchase RTI = Risk-Tolerant Investor (see also ORTI) RVA(1)= "Relational Value-Add", copyright Discospock.com (similar to Economic Value-Add except in relational context) RVA(2)= Risky Volunteer Activities RVD = Rambling, Vitriolic Diatriabe (see also RVM) RVM = Rambling, Vitriolic Manifesto (see also RVD) SAH = Shame And Humiliation SAM = Staff(ing) Augmentation Measure(s) [contrast with SRM(2)] SAQ = Self-Assessment Questionnaire SAV(1)= Sexual Assault Victim SAV(2)= Suspicious-Activity Vigilance SAW = Shattered/Scattered Aviation Wreckage SBA(1)= Solutions-Based Architectures SBA(2)= Savage Bear Attack SBC = Sophisticated Business Culture SBI(1)= Strategic Business Initiative/Investment SBI(2)= Shockingly Bold Initiative SBO = Strategic Business Opportunity SBOM = Sacred Bond Of Marriage/Matrimony SBP = Shaky Business Prospect SBS = Spontaneous Brutal Sadism SBT = Suicide Bomber Training SBTP = Suicide Bomber Training Program SCA = Sustainable Competitive Advantage SCB(1)= Scary, Capricious Boss (see also SCS) SCB(2)= Stifling Corporate Bureaucracy SCC = Supply Chain Continuity SCD(1)= Socially-Conscious Design(er) [see also STD] SCD(2)= Superfluous Communication(s) Device [e.g. a cellphone] SCD(3)= Studio Costume Designer SCE = Superior Customer Experience (see also PCE) SCF(1)= Solid Cash Flow SCF(2)= Superior Cerebral Faculties SCH = Scant Credit History SCM(1)= Slowing Commercial Market SCM(2)= Serial Child Molester SCO = Supply-Chain Optimisation SCOI = Significant Conflict Of Interest (compare with COI) SCP(1)= Single Career Path (see also LCP) SCP(2)= Superior Competitive Position SCR = Standards Compliant Response SCS(1)= Scary, Capricious Supervisor (see also SCB) SCS(2)= Stringent Criteria Set SCS(3)= Safety-Critical System SCUM = Soul-Crushing Unelected Monarchy SCV = Socially-Conservative Voter SDA(1)= Self-Destructive Attraction SDA(2)= Self-Destructive Addiction SDA(3)= Slow, Dispiriting Assault SDB = Structurally Deficient Bridge SDC = Significant Data Compromise SDE = Successful Dating Experience (see also CUDE, UDE, CSDE, & CPDE) SDG = Sustainable Dividend Growth SDI(1)= Self-Directed Initiative SDI(2)= Self-Directed Investor/Investing SDI(3)= Severe, Detrimental Impact SDL(1)= Shockingly Decadent Lifestyle (compare to SRL-2) SDL(2)= Self-Directed Learning SDP = Software-Development Paradigm SDR(1)= Street Dance Riot (see also CASD; credit Bethany Dunham as source) SDR(2)= Severely Dysfunctional Relationship SDS(1)= Stealth Dating Strategy SDS(2)= Sleep Deprivation Study SDS(3)= Silent, Dazed Shock SDT = Steep Downward Trajectory (contrast with SUT) SDV = Soul-Dead Vigilante SEA(1)= Special-Effects Accident (occurs on movie/film or TV production sets) SEA(2)= Strong Emotional Attachment SEA(3)= Significant Economic Aftershock SEA(4)= Sinister Ecclesiastical Assassin SEC = Sexually-Explicit Content SED(1)= Socio-Economic Distress/Duress SED(2)= Severe Emotional Distress SED(3)= Successfully Executed Diplomacy SEE(1)= Socially-Enriching Experience SEE(2)= Socially-Exasperating Experience SEF = Socio-Economic Fallout SEG(1)= Strong Economic Growth SEG(2)= Sustainable Economic Growth SEM = Socio-Economic Marginalisation SES = Socio-Economic Strata/System SESC = Socio-Economic Spiritual Contract SESN = Seamless Electronic Social Network (see also SSN) SFD = Single Family Dwelling (comtrast with MFD) SFL = Streamlined Financial Life SFO = Solid Financial Opportunity SFP = Sound/Solid Financial Planning SFS(1)= Sophisticated Fraud(ulent) Scheme SFS(2)= Spectacularly Failed Strategy SGB = Stiffling Government Bureaucracy SGC = Staggering Global Competition SGD = Synthetically-Grown Diamond(s) SGE = Sustainable Global Ecosystem SGRC = Slavish Gender-Role Conformity SGS = Strong Growth Strategy(ies) SGTC= Self-Generating Terror Cell SHD = Self-Healing Defect/Deficiency (see also SRD) SHH = Serious Health Hazard (see also SHR) SHIS= Serious Health Impairing/Impairment Symptom [see also HIS(3)] SHR = Serious Health Risk (see also SHH) SIC = Steadily Increasing Consumption (see also SIGC) SID = Sudden, Inexplicable Depreciation SIG = Special Interest Group SIGC = Steadily Increasing Gas Consumption (see also SIC) SII = Site Infrastructure Investment(s) SIM(1)= Strategic Inventory Management SIM(2)= Strong Institutional Monopoly SIV = Starkly Ideological Viewpoint SLD(1)= Suppressed Legitimate/Legitimized Discussion SLD(2)= Security Lock-Down SLI = 'Skip-Level' Interview (when staff are encouraged to meet with mgrs. at least one level higher than their mgr.) SLP = Squid-Like Protuberance (extremely obscure TLA) SLS = Sufficiently Lavish Setting (contrast with ILS) SMC(1)= Significant Moral/Morale Concerns SMC(2)= Special(ised) Medical Care SMI(1)= Severe Multisystemic Injury(ies) SMI(2)= Sub-Moronic Imbecile SMO = Strategic Marketing Opportunity SMOS= Significant Margin Of Safety SMR = Serious/Severe Military Reliation/Retribution SMS = Stealth Marketing Strategy (see also SDS) SMV = Spiritual and Moral Vacuum SMY = Sexual Minority Youth SNB = Simulated Natural Habitat SNM = Selective Nanofiltration Membrane (nanotechnology term) SNS = Social Networking Site (see also SNW) SNW = Social Networking Website (see also SNS) SOA = Sense Of Accomplishment (see also VSA) SOB = Shocking/Scandalous Onerous Burden SOC(1)= Sense Of Control (see also ISOC) SOC(2)= Span Of Control SOD(1)= Season Of Dissent SOD(2)= Set Of Dynamics SOE(1)= Strategic Operational Excellence SOE(2)= Staggering Ostentatious Extravagance [see also SPE(2)] SOE(3)= Sense Of Entitlement (see also ISOPE) SOF = Solutions-Oriented Focus SOI = Sphere Of Influence SOL(1)= Start Of Life (contrast with EOL) SOL(2)= Substantial/Significant Operating Loss(es) SOM = Standard Operating Mode SOTA = 'State Of The Art' SOTAS = State Of The Art Software (see also SOTAT) SOTAT = State Of The Art Technology (see also SOTAS) SPD = Sustainable Product Design SPE(1)= Sprawling Palatial Estate SPE(2)= Staggering Pretentious Extravagance [see also SOE(2)] SPF = Spectacularly Photogenic Flames SPI(1)= Successful Product Introduction SPI(2)= Sensitive Personal Information SPLV = Stock Portfolio Liquidation Value (see also PLV) SPM = Sovereignty Protection Measure SPO = Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy (e.g. corporate board of directors electing their replacements) SPOP= Sustainably Profitable Operational Position (see also SPOS) SPOS= Sustainably Profitable Operational Situation (see also SPOP) SPR = Surface-Penetrating Radar (see also GPR-1) SPS = Serrated Poisonous Spine/Spike (e.g. what killed Steve Irwin) SPV = Share Price Volatility (stock market share price volatility) SQI = Strategic Quality Initiative SRC(1)= Supernatural Romantic Comedy SRC(2)= Separatist Religious Community SRD = Self-Resolving Defect/Deficiency (see also SHD) SRDS = Self-Reinforcing Downward Spiral (such as in 2008 credit & stock market crisis) SRE = Socially-Responsible Ecoterrorism (huh?) SREI= Speculative Real Estate Investing SRF = Systemic Relationship Failure(s) SRG = Sexually-Repressed Germaphobe SRI(1)= Socially-Responsible Investing SRI(2)= Self-Righteous Individualism SRK = Spoiled Rich Kid SRL = Socially-Responsible Littering (huh? see also ERL) = (2) Shockingly Rapacious Lifestyle (compare with SDL) SRM(1)= Self-Repair Mechanism SRM(2)= Staff(ing) Reduction Measure(s) (contrast with SAM) SRO(1)= Scandal-Related Overhead (ref. to politics & corruption; see also ESM & ESC) SRO(2)= Sacred Religious Object SRP = Security Risk Premium SRS(1)= Socially Responsible Solution SRS(2)= Stupid Random Stuff SRV = Senseless Random Violence (see also URV) SSC(1)= Slavish Societal Conformity SSC(2)= Systematic, Significant Change = Systematic, Systemic Change SSD = Secret Strategy Document SSF = Spacecraft Subsystem Failure SSI = Staggering Scientific Information SSIE = State Sponsored Industrial Espionage (e.g. China) SSM = Standard Subject Matter SSN(1)= Seamless Social Network (see also SESN) SSN(2)= Strong Social Network (contrast with WSN; see also DSN) SSO = Sophisticated Surveillance Operation SST = State Sponsored Terrorism (e.g. Iran) SSV = Systemic Sectarian Violence (e.g. civil war) = (2) Systematic Sexual Violence STA(1)= Significant Technical/Technological Advantage STA(2)= Second-Trimester Abortion STA(3)= Sensational Terror(ist) Attack STC(1)= Significant Technical/Technological Change STC(2)= Significant Technology/Technical Challenge STD(1)= Socially-Tactful Design STD(2)= Sudden, Tragic Death STD(3)= Selective Truth Disclosure STD(4)= Sustainable Technological/Technology Differentiation STD(5)= Sustainable Travel Destination STD(6)= Sustainable Travel Devastation (e.g. ecological damage caused by tourism) STE = Short-Term Effect(s) (see LTE for antonym) STI = Solar-Terrestrial Interactions STL = Statistical Tolerance Limit STM = Salt-Tolerant Microorganism STS = Short-Term Stability (contrast with LTS) SUC = Sudden Unexpected Catastrophe SUL = Secure Undisclosed Location SUS = Strong Unanimous Signal SUT = Steep Upward Trajectory (contrast with SDT) SVN = Semi-Violent Neuroses SVOF = Swirling Vortex Of Fire SVP(1)= Sexually Violent Predator SVP(2)= Sustainable Value Proposition SVV = Sectarian Violence Vortex SWB = Socially Wreckless Behaviour SWC = Safe Working Conditions SWD = Slow-Witted Demeanor SWF = Shadowy Wraithlike Figure SWI = Strong-Willed Individual (see also HMI) SWS = Suffocating Work Schedule (see also OWS) TAM = Traditional Analytical Method(s) [see also TAT(1), TVM, TVT, & TVP] TAS(1)= "Tax And Spend" (political philosophy of greater gov't spending funded by more taxation; see also TASM) TAS(2)= Trifling Anaphylactic Shock TASM = "Tax And Spend" Mindset (see also TAS) TAT(1)= Traditional Analytical Tecnique(s) [see also TAM, TVM, TVT, & TVP] TAT(2)= Technical/Technology Assessment Team TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury TBP = Traditional Business Practices (contrast with NBP) TBR = Tax Burden Reduction TCE(1)= Total Customer Experience TCE(2)= Thriving Criminal Enterprise TCI = Total Chaos of Innovation (see TCOI) TCM(1)= Total Cost Management TCM(2)= Turbulent Capital Market TCM(3)= Tight Credit Market TCS = Tactical Customer Solution TCOI = Total Chaos Of Innovation (also TCI; a Texas Instruments term for non-linear nature of innovation & innovative thinking) TCV = Total Contract Value TDE = Tangible Documentary Evidence TDP = Technology Development Process TDPI = Technology-Driven Performance Improvement TDS = Technologically-Dependent Society TDW = Total Digital Workflow [see also IDW(2)] TEC = Total Energy Consumption TED = Therapeudically Equivalent Drug TFB = Tangible Fringe Benefit(s) [see IFB for antonym] THM = Town-Hall Meeting TIC = Theory-In-Crisis TIM = Transportation Infrastructure Management TIN = Transportation Infrastructure Neglect TIP = Totally Irrational Plan (see also TUP) TIPP = Technical Innovation & Product Prowess TIW = Toxic Industrial Waste TLE(1)= Transformational Leadership Experience TLE(2)= Tighter Lending Environment TLR = Tribal Lamentation Ritual (source: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/study_iraqis_may_experience) TMA = Temporary Monetary Assistance TMC = Tense Melting Pot TMR = Textbook Market Reaction (e.g. stock market reactions to negative geopolitical world events) TMS = Temporary Male Sterility TNC = Terror Network Capability/Competency TNW = Tactical Nuclear Weapon (such as so-called neutron bombs) TOM = Throngs Of Minions (see also ATOM) TOOS = Temporarily Out Of Service TOR = Transient Overnight Relationship (contrast with MOR) TOS = Tortionally Oscillating System TPA = Toxic Political Atmosphere TPB = Therapeutic Psychological Breakthrough TPE = Transformational Printing Experience(tm) TPI = Touch Panel Interface TPP = Top Phlegm-Producer (see also APY) TPR = Theme Park Ride TPS(1)= Tasteless Political Satire TPS(2)= Transaction Processing System TQM = Transition Quality Metric(s)/Matrix TRD = Temporary Respiratory Distress TRF = Terminal Respiratory Failure TRO = Temporary Restraining Order TRS = Tax Reduction Strategy(ies) [see also TRT& TSS] TRT = Tax Reduction Techique [see also TRS & TSS] TSC = Time-Starved Consumer TSD = Terrorist Screening Database (i.e. used by FBI, TSA) TSE = Tech Stock Euphoria TSK = Textbook Serial Killer TSP = Tasteless Song Parody TSS = Tax Savings Strategy [see also TRS] TST = Trade Secret Theft TTC = Terrorist Training Camp TTE = Total Team Effort TTP = Terrorist Training Program TUA = Total Utter Anathema TUC = Tragic, Unforeseen Circumstances TUP(1)= Totally Unrealistic Plan (see also TIP) TUP(2)= Totally Uncultured Person TVA(1)= Traditional Valuation Approach [see also TAT(1), TAM, TVM, TVP, & TVT] TVA(2)= Thinly-Veiled Attempt TVM = Traditional Valuation Methods [see also TAT(1), TAM, TVP, & TVT] TVP = Traditional Valuation Principles [see also TAT(1), TAM, TVM, & TVT] TVT = Traditional Valuation Techniques [see also TAT(1), TAM, TVM, & TVP] TWE(1)= Tense Working Environment TWE(2)= Toxic Workplace Environment UAC = Universally-Applicable Concept UAD = Upper Atmospheric Detonation UADC = utterly and deeply clueless UAR = Uncontrolled Aberrant Response UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UBP(1)= Unfair Business Practices (often illegal in the U.S.) UBP(2)= Utterly Bizarre Premise(s) UBSC/UBSI = Unsustainable Belief-System Conflict/Incompatibility UCA = Ultra-Convenient Amenity(ies) UCB = Unethical Corporate Behaviour UCG = Unbridled Cell Growth (i.e. cancer) UCP = Unrelated Career Patch (see RCP for antonym) UDE(1)= Unsuccessful/Uneventful/Unfruitful Dating Experience (see also CUDE, SDE, CSDE, & CPDE) UDE(2)= Unnecessarily Dramatic Exit (such as doing a vertical cartwheel on an innertube after exiting a water slide) UDM = Unpublicised Documented Method(ology) [contrast with UUM, UDM, PUM, & PUM] UDS = Undiagnosed Depression Sufferer UDT = Unbridled Delusional Thinking UEF = Unknown External Factors UEM = Unauthorised Entry Means UEP(1)= Uranium Enrichment Program UEP(2)= Unsatisfactorily Explained Phenomenon UFE = Useless Foreign Expeditions UFM = Unfettered Free Market UFS = Undisciplined Federal Spending UFT = Unexpected/Unanticipated Financial Trauma UFV = Unresolved Female/Feminine Vengeance (contrast with UMV) UGC = Unrelenting Global Competition UGRT= Universal Gesture Recognition Technology (Google Motion Beta) UHP = Undiscovered Hydrocarbon Potential UHR = Undermined Human Rights UIC = Undermined/Undetermined/Unknown Investor Confidence UIE = User Interface Experience/Enhancement UIS(1)= Unknown Initial State (contrast with KIS) UIS(2)= Unreliable Information Source (contrast with RIS) UMC = Unique Meteorological Conditions UMD = Unauthorised Maintenance Deferral (aviation) UMV = Unresolved Male/Masculine Vengeance (contrast with UFV) UNR = Urgently Needed Reform(s) UNT = Unnecessary Network Traffic UOA = Unrealistically Optimistic Assessment UPA = Unspeakable Penguin Atrocities (see also APA) UPC(1)= Unstable Political Climate UPC(2)= Unstable Political Clout UPI(1)= Unprotected Personal/Privileged Information (contrast with PPI) UPI(2)= Undisclosed Personal Indiscretion UPI(3)= Unnecessary/Unintended/Unintentional Passenger Inconvenience URA = Unilaterally Rescinded Agreement URV = Unthinkable Random Violence (see also SRV) USA = Universal Screening Approaching (e.g. for job applicants, PQA-Product Quality Assessment, etc.) USD = Unbridled Spirited Discussion (see also ASD, HSD) USS = Underdeveloped Social Skills [contrast with ASS(2)] UST = Unresolved(able) Sexual Tension USV = Utilitarian Suburban Vehicle UTR(1)= Under The Radar UTR(2)= Unauthorised Telephone Recording UUM = Unpublicised, Undocumented Method(ology) [contrast with UDM, PUM & PUW] UUS = Unfettered Urban Sprawl UWE = Undisciplined Work(ing) Environment VADE = Violent Alligator-Drunkard Encounter VASL = Vain And Shallow Life VASP = Value-Add(ed) Service Provider VBB = Value(s)-Based Behaviour VBI = Values-Based Investing VBIP= Value-Based Investment/Investing Philosophy VBP = Virtual Border Patrol VCC = Vibrant Church Community VCL = Voluntary Collective Licensing (copyright lawyer-speak; advocated by www.eff.org for filesharing new-business-model-enabling) VCS = Vigorous Consensual Sex VDD = Visually Dramatic Destruction (e.g. from terrorists) VDI = Virtual Diplomatic Immunity VDM = Virtual Dept. Meeting VEE = Vast Evil Empire VERP = Voluntary Early Retirement Package (see also VRP, IRP, IERP) VIC = Vibrant Investing Community VIE = Vibrant Innovation Economy VIF = Violent Islamic Faction VIIC= Vertically Integrated International Conglomerate VIP(1)= Valuable Intellectual Property VIP(2)= Voluntary Incentive Program VIP(3)= Visual Inspection Process/Procedure/Protocol VIT = Vertically-Integrated Technology VMOT = variable means of transportation (planes, trains, & automobiles) VOC = Voice Of the Customer VPI = Virtual Parental Immunity VRE = Visionary Religious Experience VRI = Viral Respiratory Illness VRP = Voluntary Retirement Package (see also VERP, IRP, IERP) VRT = Voice-Recognition Technology VSA(1)= Vain Sense of Accomplishment (see also SOA) VSA(2)= Violent Sexual Attack VSE = Volcanic Sensual/Sexual Escapade VSM = Visionless, Stiffling/Suffocating Management VSR = Violent Stress Relief (contrast with NVSR) VST = Veiled Suicide Threat VUR = Vitriolic/Vicious Unsubstantiated Rumors WBE = Whole Body Exposure WBO = Wealth-Building Opportunity WBS = Web-Based Service(s) WCI = World-Class Idiot WCS(1)= World-Class Service WCS(2)= Wealth-Creating Security(ies) WDP(1)= Widely-Dispersed Peoplegroup WDP(2)= Weak Deal Pricing WDS = Wholly/Wildly Disturbing Sex (contrast with WES) WEA = Wholesome Entertainment Alternative WEI = Weighty Ethical Issue(s) WER = Wholly Enjoyable/Ethical Relationship WER(2)= Wide-scale Economic Repercussions (see also WSER) WES = Wholly/Wildly Enjoyable Sex (contrast with WDS) WFR = Wholesale Financial Restructuring WFS = Worrisome Fiscal/Financial Strain WHI = Weak Health Infrastructure (as in for a country & civilian access to medical care) WIS = Wildly Inexact Science (e.g. projecting revenues & spending for US gov't decades from now) WOT = War On Terror (President Bush et al.) WRE = Work Requirement Expectation WSER= Wide-Scale Economic Repercussions [see also WER(2)] WSN = Weak Social Network (contrast with SSN(2); see also DSN) WSPS = Warped Sexual Partner Selection WTE = Warrentless Telephonic Eavesdropping (e.g. Bush administration's new NSA approach to intercepting international phone calls from US entities) WTL = Wrongful Termination Lawsuit (see also OUT) WUR = Wholly/Wildly Unhealthy/Undefined/Unethical Relationship WWP = Warrentless Wiretapping Program (under Bush Administration in collusion with NSA; see also CWW) ZAS = Zombie-Attack Scenarios (see also ZIF) ZEM = Zero-Emission Mobility (verbiage from Nissan corp. in describing the new Nissan LEAF Electric Car) ZIF = Zombie Invasion Fortifications ZTI = Zero-Tolerance Initiative ZTP = Zero-Tolerance Policy _____ Customer Experience _____ Deceitful Hypocracy _____ Incentive Program Aggressive ____ Rhetoric Average Yearly ____ Blatantly Offensive ____ Cliche-Free ____ Comprehensive ____ Education Controversial New ____ Covert _____ Machinations Critical _____ Decision Deficit Spending _______ Domestic _______ Initiative Data _______ Protocol Disruptive _____ Technology Envirnomentally-Friendly ____ Environmentally-Responsible _____ Environmentally-Sustainable _____ Equitably-Distributed ______ Exemplary _____ Career Expanded ______ Definition Failed Capitalist _____ Failed Socialist _____ Forward Thinking ______ Fiscally-Responsible _____ Fragmented, Inconsistent _____ Future Potential _____ Genetic _____ Susceptibility Government Mandated ____ Highly ______ Person Highly Fractured _____ Highly Optimised _____ Image-Building ______ Industry-Leading _____ Key Technology ______ Lack Of _____ Limited _____ Resources Minimally _____ Relationship Outspoken Eclectic _____ Oxygen-Deprived _____ Pervasive _____ Culture Positive _____ Vibe Prodigious _____ Ability Progressive Political ______ [commentary/debate/discourse] Promotional _____ Merchandise Scale-Adaptable, Autonomous, Mobile, ____ Network Self-Directed _____ Sensationalist, Exploitative _____ Severely Dysfunctional _____ Socially-Responsible _____ Stealth _______ Strategy Strategic _____ Initiative Strategic _____ Opportunity Systematic _____ Abuse _______ Spirited Discussion _______ Technology Integration Unfettered Access To ______ Unfettered Capitalistic _____ Uninterrupted _____ Financing Unthinkable/Unspeakable _____ Atrocities Veritable _____ Smorgasbord Vibrant ______ Community Virtual ______ Immunity Wholly Enjoyable _______________ Wholly Unenjoyable ___________ Widely Dispersed ________ World-Class ______