What does ABC stand for?

Abbreviated Blood Count - Medicine (MELL)

ABC Consolidated Corporation (SAUO)

ABC World Airways Guide - ICAO designator (FAAC)

Abeche - Chad - Seismograph station code, US Geological Survey - Closed

Abercrombie & Fitch - NCIC firearms make code (NCIC)

Aberford Resources Ltd. - Toronto Stock Exchange symbol

Aberrant Behavior Center (AD)

Aberrant Behavior Checklist - Treatment effectiveness test - Psychology

Abra Cadabra Farms, FL - Race horse training centers

Abridged Building Classification (SAUS)

Abridged Building Classification for Architects, Builders, and Civil Engineers

Absence - Telegraphy (PCTE)

Absolute Band Count - Biochemistry (DAVI)

Absolute Basophil Count - Hematology (MAE)

Absolute Bone Conduction - Medicine (EDAA)

Absorbing Boundary Condition

Abstracts in Bio-Commerce (SAUS)

Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - Brazil (MCD)

Accelerator-Based Conversion (SAUS)

Accent before Cooking - Advertising slogan

Acceptable Biological Catch - Fishery management (MSC)

Account and Billing Center

Accounting and Budgetary Control (DNAB)

Accounting, Budget and Cost System (SAUS)

Accredited Business Communicator

Accurate, Brief, Clear (WDAA)

Achieving Behavioral Competencies - Test (TMMY)

Acid-Balance Control - Biochemistry (DB)

Aconite, Belladonna, and Chloroform - Liniment compound

Acquisition Basic Course - DSMC (AAGC)

Act for Better Child Care Services

Acting Bureau Chief (DEMM)

Action Bell Canada

Action for a Better Community - Community services, employment, and training (EARSL)

Action for Brain-Handicapped Children - Defunct (EA)

Action for Brain-injured Children (SAUS)

Activating Event - or Experience, Belief System, Consequence - Irrational behavior theory - Psychotherapy

Active Bioprosthetic Composition - Artificial ligament

Active Body Control - Automotive engineering

Activity-Based Cost - Management accounting system

Activity Based Costing - Financial management

ADA- Adaptive Diagnostic Authoring Browse Capability (SPACE)

Adaptable Board Computer - Signetics

Adaptive Broadband Corporation

Adaptive Bus Controller (SAUS)

Adjunct Based Capability

Administration by Competency - Business term

Administrative, Business, and Commercial (AIE)

Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof - Islands (ALAC)

Adoptee-Birthparent Center - An association (EA)

Adoptee-Birthparent Searches - An association (EA)

Adriamycin, BCNU - Carmustine, Cyclophosphamide - Antineoplastic drug regimen

Adriatic Base Command - Military

Advance Base Camp

Advance Base Components - Military (AFIT)

Advance Baseline Configuration (MCD)

Advance Booking Charter - Airline fare

Advanced Ballistic Computer (SAUS)

Advanced Ballistics Concepts - Air Force (MCD)

Advanced Bar Code

Advanced Barrier Concepts, Inc. - Commercial firm

Advanced Base Camp (SAUS)

Advanced Base Component

Advanced Biomedical Capsule

Advanced Blade Concept - Military technology (DDF)

Advanced Blade Concept Advancing (SAUS)

Advanced Booking Charter (SAUS)

Advanced-Booking Charter (PDAA)

Advanced Booking Charters - Travel industry (TRID)

Advanced Breast Cancer - Medicine

Advanced (or Advancing) Blade Concept (SAUS)

Advancing Blade Concept - Helicopter

Advantage by Contact

Advocates for Better Communication - An association

Aerated Bread Co. - Chain of restaurants in London

Aerial Board of Control (SAUO)

Aerial Bundle Conductor (ESKOM)

Aerobiochemical (SAUS)

Aerospace Basic Course

Affinity-Based-Collection - Immunoassay

Afghan Border Crusade (SAUO)

Afghan Border Crusade - Later, NWFF (EA)

Africa Bibliographic Centre (SAUO)

African Bibliographic Center (EA)

African Books Collective - United Kingdom (EAIO)

After Bottom Center - Valve position

After Bottom Center (or Centre) (SAUS)

Agency Billing Contract

Aggregate Base Course (DAC)

Agribusiness Council (EA)

Agri-Business Council of Arizona (SRA)

Agri-Business Council of Oregon (SRA)

Agricultural Biotechnology Center - University of Maryland - Research center

Agricultural Business and Commerce

Air Balance Consultants (EA)

Air Bath Chamber

Air Battle Captain (DOMA)

Air Blast Cooled (IAA)

Air Booking Centre (SAUO)

Airborne Command (SAUO)

Airborne Computer (SAUS)

Airborne Control - System

Airborne Corps (IUSS)

Air Bridge to Canada (SAUS)

Air Bubble Craft

Air Business Contact - France - ICAO designator (FAAC)

Aircraft Builders Council - British (AIA)

Aircraft of Bomber Command - British

Airway, Breathing, and Circulation - Medicine (DAVI)

Airway/Breathing/Circulation (SAUS)

Airway Opened, Breathing Restored, and Circulation Restored - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Medicine

Airways Breathing Circulation (XSAL)

Alarms By Carner (SAUS)

Alarms by Carrier (PDAA)

Alberta Ballet Co. - Canada

- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, - National-Security Adviser Sandy Berger, - and Defense Secretary William Cohen - A troika known in Washington

Alcobaca - Brazil - Airport symbol (OAG)

Alcoholic Beverage Control - Board

Ale, Bread, and Cheese

Alexander Bonaparte Cust - Antagonist of Agatha Christie's novel "The ABC Murders"

Alliance of British Clubs (EAIO)

Alliance of Business Consultants (COBU)

Allied Bank Commission (SAUO)

Allied Banking Commission (SAUS)

Allied Boating Association of Canada (ASC)

All-in-One Business Contactbook - A publication

Allocations for Budgetary Control

Allowable Biological Catch

All-purpose Ballastable Crawler (SAUS)

All-purpose Battle Computer (SAUS)

Almond Board of California (EA)

- The Alphabet (BARN)

Alphabetical British - Railway Guide of Timetables (BARN)

Alpha Block Control Number - Computer science

Already Been Chewed - Gum

Already Been Converted (PDAA)

Alternate Birthing Center - Obstetrics (DAVI)

Alum, Blood, and Charcoal - A method of deodorizing by addition of a compound of these - Medicine

Alum, Blood and Clay (SAUS)

Alum, Blood, Clay Method - Raw sewage treatment - Organic chemistry (DAVI)

Aluminum Body Corporation - NCIC trailer make code

Always Be Careful - Chat lingo (CHAT)

Amateur Book Collector - A publication (SAUS)

Ambala Ayta - Language code (ETLW)

AmBase Corp. (EFIS)

American and British Commonwealth Association

American Bacteriological & Chemical Research Corp. (EFIS)

American Ballet Competition (EA)

American Baptist Churches

American Baptist Convention (SAUO)

American Baptists Concerned (EA)

American Barefoot Club (EA)

American Beagle Club (EA)

American Bemberg Corporation (SAUO)

American Beveren Club

American Bibliographical Center

American Bird Conservancy (EA)

American Blade Collectors (EA)

American Blimp Corporation (SAUO)

American Blood Commission (EA)

American Bloodhound Club (EA)

American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics (EA)

American Board of Certification - Association (EA)

American Board of Criminalistics (EA)

American Book Center for War Devastated Libraries (SAUO)

American Book Co. (AEBS)

American Book Collector - A publication (SAUS)

American Book Council - Defunct (EA)

American Book-Prices Current - A publication (DGA)

American-Born Chinese

American Botanical Council (EA)

American Bowling Congress (EA)

American Boxer Club (EA)

American Boxing Club (SAUO)

American Brahma Club (EA)

American Brahmousin Council (NTPA)

American Brass Company (SAUO)

American, British, and Canadian

American-British-Canadian (SAUS)

American-British-Canadian Conference on Unification of Engineering Standards (SAUO)

American-British Conversation - as ABC-1, a 1941 report that set forth Allied worldwide strategy - World War II

American Brittany Club (EA)

American Broadcasting Co.

American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. - Subsidiary of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.

American Broadcasting Corporation (SAUO)

American Bugatti Club (EA)

American Buildings Co. (EFIS)

American Business Cancer - in name "ABC Research Foundation"

American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care

American Business Conference - Washington, DC (EA)

American Business Council, Malaysia (EA)

American Businessmen's Club (EA)

Americans by Choice (EA)

Americans for Better Care (EA)

America's Blood Centers - An association (NTPA)

AMIGOS - Access Method for Indexed Data Generalized for Operating System Bibliographic Council (EA)

Amities Belgo-Congolaises - Belgian-Congolese Friendship Association

Analysis Bar Charting (PDAA)

Analysis of Benefits and Costs (ABAD)

Anarchist Black Cross (SAUO)

Anchor Bible Commentary - A publication (BJA)

Anchor Brewing Company - Brewing (BEBR)

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst - Medicine (MELL)

Angular Baseline Corrector (SAUS)

Animal Birth Control (SAUS)

Animal Breeding Consultants - Commercial firm

Answer Back Code (SAUS)

Answer-Back Code - Telecommunications (TEL)

Anterior Bulbar Cell - Neurobiology

Antigen-Binding Capacity - Immunology

Antigen-Binding Cell - Medicine (MELL)

Antigua Base Command (SAUO)

Antiquarian Booksellers' Center (EA)

Anybody but Carter - 1976 presidential campaign

Any Boy Can - Program - Defunct (EA)

Apnea, Bradycardia, Cyanosis - Medicine (MAE)

Apparel Business Control - System - Computer science

Applesauce, Bananas, Cereal - Diet (MEDA)

Application Builder Class - Computer science

Applications of Broadband Communication (SAUO)

Applied Behavior Consultants - An organization centered in Sacramento

Applied Business Telecommunications - San Ramon, CA - Information service or system - Telecommunications (TSSD)

Approach by Concept - Information retrieval

Approaches to Behavior Change Inventory (EDAC)

Arab Bank Corporation (SAUO)

Architectural Barriers Committee (EA)

Argentina, Brazil, Chile

Argentine Banking Corporation (SAUO)

Argentinia, Brazil, Chile (SAUS)

Argon Beam Coagulator (MELL)

Arizona Beef Council (SRA)

Arkansas Best Corporation (EFIS)

Artificial Beta Cells - Biochemistry (DAVI)

Arts and Business Council (EA)

Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao - Islands

Asahi Broadcasting Company (SAUO)

ASEAN Brussels Committee (SAUO)

Asian Banking Council (SAUO)

Asian Basketball Confederation (EA)

Asian Benevolent Corps (EA)

Asian Billiards Confederation (SAUO)

Asian Broadcasters Conference (SAUO)

Asian Broadcasting Conference (NTCM)

Asphaltenic Bottom Cracking - Hydrocarbon processing

Aspiration Biopsy Cytology - Medicine

- Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children - Diagnostic assessment test (PAZ)

Assessment Biological and Chemical - Warfare (NATG)

Assessment of Basic Competencies - Child development test

Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors - Economics

Assisi Bird Campaign (SAUS)

Assistant Beach Commander (SAUS)

Associated Bottlers Company (SAUO)

Associated British Cinemas

Associated British Cinemas Ltd. (SAUO)

Associated British Combustion, Ltd. (SAUO)

Associated British Picture Corporation (SAUO)

Associated Broadcasting Company (SAUO)

Associated Builders and Contractors (EA)

Association Botanique du Canada (ASC)

Association des Banquiers Canadiens - Canadian Bankers Association

Association for Bright Children - Societe pour Enfants Doues et Surdoues - Ontario (ASC)

Association for Business Communication - Urbana, IL (EA)

Association of Baptist Chaplains (EA)

Association of Bendectin Children - Later, ABDC (EA)

Association of Biotechnology Companies (EA)

Association of Bituminous Contractors (EA)

Association of Black Cardiologists (EA)

Association of Black Catholics Against Abortion (EA)

Association of Boards of Certification (EA)

Association of Brethren Caregivers (EA)

Association of Bridal Consultants (EA)

Association of British Climatologists (EAIO)

Association of British Counties (DBA)

Association of Building Centres - British (BI)

Association of Business Centres - British (DBA)

Atanasoff-Berry Computer - Early computer

Atlantic Richfield - NYSE symbol

Atomic, Bacteriological & Chemical (SAUS)

Atomic, Biological, and Chemical - as, ABC Officer, ABC Warfare - Obsolete

ATP - Adenosine Triphosphate-Binding Cassette - Biochemistry

Audit Bureau of Circulations (EA)

Augmented Bibliographic Citation (ADA)

Australian Bank of Commerce

Australian Bird Count

Australian Boys' Choir

Australian Breeding Center

Australian Broadcasting Co.

Autism Behavior Checklist - Diagnostic device for autism

Auto Backlight Control - Photography

Auto Bill Calling (SAUS)

Auto Body Computer - Software - Automotive Computer Group - Automotive engineering

Auto Bracketing Control - Photography

Automatic Background Control (SAUS)

Automatic Bandwidth Control

Automatic Bar Checker

Automatic Bass Compensation - Radio

Automatic Bass Control

Automatic Beam Control (IAA)

Automatic Bending Center (SAUS)

Automatic Bias Compensation

Automatic Bias Control

Automatic Bill Calling - Later, MCCS - Telecommunications

Automatic Binary Computer (ADA)

Automatic Blade Control (SAUS)

Automatic Blank Character (SAUS)

Automatic Blip Counter

Automatic Block Controller (MCD)

Automatic Boiling-Column Reactor

Automatic Boost Control (SAUS)

Automatic Branch Control (IAA)

Automatic Bridge Control - Navy (MCD)

Automatic Brightness Control - Telecommunications (TEL)

Automation of Bibliography through Computerization - ABC-Clio Press

Automotive Booster Clubs International (EA)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Chief - Navy rating

Avidin-Biotin Complex - Immunochemistry

Axiobuccocervical - Dentistry

Axio-Buco-Cervical (SAUS)

- A Better Chance (EA)

- A Brilliant Career

Brownvale Community Library, Alberta - Library symbol - National Library of Canada (NLC)

Jefferson County Court House, Birmingham, AL - Library symbol - Library of Congress (LCLS)

L'Association du Barreau Canadien - Canada (EAIO)

Line Antwerp Bulk Carriers (SAUS)

University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, AL - OCLC symbol (OCLC)

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC - Manufacturer code for watercraft hull identification number (USCG)

abecedarium (SAUS)

Alberta - MARC country of publication code - Library of Congress (LCCP)

Antibiotics (SPVS)

Automatic Bass Compensation (IDOE)

Automatic Bias Control (IDOE)

Automatic Brightness Compensation (IDOE)

Automatic Brightness Control (IDOE)