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Information Technology (IT)
Information technology, Internet/Web, telecommunications, computing & computer science, hardware, software, etc.
Examples: AJAX , CMM, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, PDA, RSS, SDK, TCP, WWW
Science & Medicine
Popular science, hard science, medicine, nature, engineering, physics, space, astronomy, geology, chemistry, etc.
Examples: ACL, DNA, HEPA, LASER, MRI, PTFE, SSRI, TIA, TENS, VOC
Military & Government
Local, national and international governments, military, defense, defense industry, weapons systems, etc.
Examples: DoD, ICBM, ICE, NHS, MoD, NOAA, NSA, OSHA, NZQA
Organizations & Schools
Local, national, and international organizations, schools, colleges, universities, education, non-profits, NGOs, etc.
Examples: ALA, ANWB, BBB, IEEE, MoMA, NEA, UCLA, UN, WTO
Business & Finance
Business, finance, accounting, marketing, real estate, shipping, companies, stock markets, products, etc.
Examples: BOE, CEO, EBIDTA, FOB, GAAP, IKEA, IPO, MLS, P&L, TVM
Slang & Pop Culture
Slang, chat, instant messaging, newsgroups, sports, people, pop culture, etc.
Examples: AFAIK, BRB, IIRC, IMHO, JFK, LOL, MVP, RBI, ROFL