Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “X”

XBRL	eXtensible Business Reporting Language
XML	eXtensible Markup Language

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “U”

UDF	User Development Fee
UMS	Unified Messaging Services
UMTS	Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UNAMISL	United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “W”

WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
WDM	Wholesale Debt Market
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organisation
WLAN	Wireless Local Are Network

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “V”

VAR	Value At Risk
VCD	Video Compact Disc
VCF	Venture Capital Fund
VFB	Very Focused Business

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "N"

NACO	National Aids Control Organisation
NASSCOM	National Association of Software and Service Companies
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NBFC	Non-Banking Finance Company

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “T”

TAC	Tariff Advisory Committee
TCS	Tax Collection at Source
TDS	Tax Deduction at Source
TIME	Telecom, Information Technology and Learning, Media and Entertainment

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "R"

R & D	Research and Development
RAD	Rapid Application Development
RAS	Remote Access Server
RBC	Risk Based Capital

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “S”

SAB TV	Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network
SAD	Special Additional Duty
SAIL	Steel Authority of India Limited
SAN	Storage Area Network

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "Q"

QIB	Qualified Institutional Buyer
QoS	Quality of Service
QR	Quantitative Restrictions

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "P"

PAKKT	Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
PAMDAL	Pharmaceutical and Allied Manufacturers and Distributors Association
PAN	Permanent Account Number
PCP	Participative Certificate Program

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "J"

JV	Joint Venture

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "O"

OBU	Offshore Banking Unit
OCB	Overseas Corporation Bodies
ODC	Overseas Development Centre
OECD	Organisation for Economic and Cooperation Development

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "M"

MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
MAT	Minimum Alternative Tax
MCA	Ministry of Company Affairs
MCFS	Modified Carry Forward System

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "L"

LAF	Liquidity Adjustment Facility
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LCV	Light Commercial Vehicle
LIBOR	London Inter Bank Offered Rate

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with "I"

IATA	International Air Travel Association
IAWMD	International Association of Web Masters and Designers
ICANN	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICD	Inter-Corporate Deposits

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “H”

HDFC	Housing Development Finance Corporation
HIPC	Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
HIS	Hospital Information System
HPCL	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “G”

GAAP	General Accepted Accounting Principles
GAIL	Gas Authority of India Limited
GATS	General Agreement  on Trade in Services
GATT	General Agreement  on Tariff and Trade

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “F”

F & O	Futures and Options
FBWA	Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
FCB	Foreign Currency Bonds
FEMA	Foreign Exchange Management Act

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “E”

EADS	European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co.
EAI	Enterprise Application Integration
ECA	Essential Commodities Act
ECB	External Commercial Borrowing
ECGC	Exports Credit Guarantee System

Abbreviations and Acronyms Starting with “D”

DDP	Deep Discount Bonds
DEPB	Duty Entitlement Pay back
DFP	Decentralised Food grain Procurement
DICGC	Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
DIPP	Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion