A&R |
Audit & Reimbursement |
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A/P |
Accounts Payable |
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AAI |
Applications Alarms Infrastructure |
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ABENDAID |
ABEND Analysis Software |
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ACCT |
Action Plan by Electronic Claims Transaction Institute |
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ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
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ACPS |
Advanced Claims Processing System |
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ACRG |
Annual Compound Rate of Growth |
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ACRS |
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance) |
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ACS |
Automated Cartridge System |
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ACV |
Arithmetic Coefficient of Variation |
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ADAP |
AIDS Drug Assistance Program |
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ADAPSO |
Association of Data Processing Services Organization |
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ADARS |
Automated DASD Archival Restoration System |
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ADP |
Automated Data Processing |
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ADS |
Automated Data System |
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AEP |
Annual Enrollment Period |
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AERO |
Automatic Earnings Recomputation Operation |
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AFN |
Accumulation File Number |
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AfPS |
Accounting for Pay System |
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AGNS |
AT&T Global Network Services |
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AID |
Agency for Informational Development |
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AIIM |
Association for Information & Image Management |
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AIM |
Automated Insertion Machine |
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AIMS |
Audit Information Management System |
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AINS |
Advanced Information Network System |
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ALS |
advanced logistics system |
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ALSO |
Automatic Lump Sum Operation |
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AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
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AML |
Arithmetic Mean of the Logarithm |
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ANSCII |
American National Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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APPC |
Advanced Programto Program Communication |
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ASO |
Application Services Organization |
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BCSS |
Batch Completion Status Summary |
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C:D |
Connect:Direct |
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CBC |
Center for Beneficiary Choices |
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CBT |
Computer Based Training |
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CCB |
Change Control Board |
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CCITT |
Consultative Committee on International Telephone & Telegraph |
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CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
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COCA |
Clearinghouse on Computer Accommodation |
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cpm |
Current Payment Month |
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CSA |
Computer Security Act of 1987 |
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CSAT |
Computer Security Awareness Training |
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CSI |
Computer Security Institute |
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CSIRC |
Computer Security Incident Response Capability |
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CSMM |
Customer Support for Medicare Modernization |
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CSP |
Certified Systems Professional |
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CSR |
Core Security Requirements |
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CSSP |
Computer Systems Security Plan |
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CSSR |
Communications System Segment Replacement |
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CUI |
Customer User Interface |
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DASD |
Direct Access Storage Device |
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DASM |
Data Administration Standards Manual |
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DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
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DBA |
Data Base Administrator |
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DBC |
Drug Benefit Calculator |
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DBE |
Data Base Environment |
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DBF |
Data Base File |
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DBM |
Database Management |
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DBMS |
Database Management System |
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DBRP |
DB Rules Processors |
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DC |
Data Controls |
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DC |
Data Communications |
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DCB |
Data Control Block |
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DCCA |
Data Computer Corporation of America |
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DCD |
Data Carrier Direct |
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DDPS |
Drug Data Processing System |
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DEPO |
Division of Enrollment and Payment Operations |
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DES |
Data Encryption Standard |
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DMCL |
Data Base Management Control Language |
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DMD |
Data Model Diagram |
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DML |
Data Management Language |
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DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
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DMP |
Data Match Project |
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DMS |
Disk Management System |
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DMS |
Data Mass Storage |
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DMS/OS |
DASD Management System |
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DMSS |
Data Management SubSystem Capabilities |
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DNA |
Data Normalization Analysis |
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DNC |
Data Network Contractor |
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DNMNTR |
Denominator System |
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DO |
District Office |
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DO |
Data Owner |
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DODCI |
Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
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DOORS |
Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System |
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DUA |
Data Use Agreement |
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EDG |
Enterprise Database Group |
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EEVS |
Enrollment Eligibility and Verification System |
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ELAN |
Extended Local Area Network |
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ELF |
Extremely Low Frequency |
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EMI/EMC |
Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Compatibility |
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EPOC |
External Point of Contact |
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EVPN |
Enhanced Virtual Private Network |
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FACS |
Financial Accounting System |
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FERAS |
Front-End Risk Adjustment System |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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FTR |
Failed Transaction Report |
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GIS |
Gentran Integration Suite |
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HCC |
Hierarchical Condition Category |
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HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
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https |
HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure |
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I-CASE |
Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering |
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IACS |
Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services |
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IC |
Integrated Circuit |
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ICAM |
Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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ICCSHE |
Interagency Committee on Computer Support of Handicapped Employees |
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ICEP |
Initial Coverage Election Period |
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ICR |
Intelligent Character Recognition |
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ICST |
Institute for Computer Sciences & Technology |
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IDB |
Information Data Base |
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IDEF |
Integrated Data Engineering Facility |
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IDMS |
Integrated Database Management System |
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IDMS |
Information Data Management System |
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IDMS/R |
Integrated Database Management System/Relational |
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IDRC |
IMPROVED DATA RECORDING CAPABILITY |
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IDS |
Intrusion Detection Software |
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IE |
Industrial Engineering |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Task Force |
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IEF |
Information Engineering Facility |
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IETF |
Internet Engineering Task Force |
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IMPACT |
Integrated Management of Personnel Administration thru Computer Technology |
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INFOMAN |
Information Management |
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INFOSEC |
Information Security |
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IRB |
Institutional Review Board |
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IRC |
Information Resource Center |
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IRDS |
Information Resource Dictionary System |
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IRDS |
Information Resource Depository System |
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IRM |
Information Resources Management |
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IRMP |
Information Resource Management Program |
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IRMS |
Information Resource Management Service |
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IS |
Information Sharing |
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IS |
Information System |
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IS/T |
Information Systems/Technology |
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ISA |
Internet Security Assessment |
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ISC |
InterSystem Communication |
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ISES |
Information System Empowerment Strategy |
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ISFUG |
Integrated Software Federal Users Group |
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ISM |
Information Systems Management Corporation |
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ISO |
Interconnection System Operation |
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ISR |
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance |
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ISSP |
Information Systems Security Plan |
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ISW |
Information Systems Workgroup |
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IT |
Integration Team |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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IT-IRB |
Information Technology Investment Review Board |
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ITA |
Information Technology Architecture |
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ITAG |
Information Technology Architecture Group |
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ITC |
Information Technology Council |
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ITMRA |
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 |
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ITS |
Information Technology Systems |
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IVR |
Interactive Voice Response (telephone technology) |
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JCL |
Job Control Language |
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KBIT |
KnowledgeBased Intelligence Tracking |
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KBMS |
Knowledge Base Management System |
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KBSA |
KnowledgeBased Software Assistant |
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KE |
Knowledge Engineer |
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KIDS |
KnowledgeBased Integrated Design System |
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KIP |
Key Intelligence Position |
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KIQ |
Key Intelligence Question |
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KMID |
Key Material Identification Number |
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LAN |
Local Area Network |
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Ldbm |
Local Database Manager |
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LDD |
Logical Database Design |
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LDM |
Logical Data Model |
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LEP |
Late Enrollment Penalty |
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LOC |
Lines Of Code |
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LSA |
Local Systems Administrator |
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MA BSF |
Medicare Advantage Benefit Stabilization Fund |
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MAO |
Medicare Advantage Organization |
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MARX |
Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug System |
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MAS |
Medicare Appeals System |
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MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
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MIIR |
Management Information Integrated Repository |
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MIS |
Management Information System (OSHA) |
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MLS |
MultiLevel Security |
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MMR |
Monthly Membership Report |
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MODEM |
MOdulator/DEModulator |
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MPLS |
Multiprotocol Label Switching |
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MPR |
Mathematical Policy Research |
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MQFE |
Medicare Qualified Federal Employment |
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MSP |
Manager Software Products |
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MSP |
Message Security Protocol |
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Ncits |
National Committee for Information Technical Standards |
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Ncocic |
National Coordination Office for Computing, Information and Communications |
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NCS |
National Communications System |
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NCSA |
National Computer Security Association |
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NCSC |
National Computer Security Center (NSA) |
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NCTL |
National Computer and Telecommunications Laboratory |
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NEIC |
National Electronic Information Clearinghouse |
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NHC |
Nursing Home Certifiable |
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NIT |
National Internal Telecommunications |
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NIT |
Network Information & Technology |
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NPA |
Network Performance Analyzer |
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NSDD |
National Security Decision Directive |
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Nsef |
National Standard Electronic Format |
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Nsemc |
National Standard Electronic Media Claims |
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nSS |
National Systems Support |
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NSTISSI |
National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Institute |
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NT |
New Technology, also Windows NT |
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NTAG |
National Technical Advisory Group |
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NTI |
National Technical Information |
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NTIA |
National Telecommunications & Information Administration/Agency |
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Ntiols |
New Technology Intraocular Lenses |
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NTIS |
National Technical Information Service Technology Administration |
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OEP |
Open Enrollment Period |
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OEPNEW |
Open Enrollment Period for Newly Eligible Individuals |
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Olap |
Online Analytic Processing |
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Olm |
Online Mapping |
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OMS |
Oversight and Management System |
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OOP |
Of an Object Oriented Programming |
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OSDIT |
Office of Software Development & Information Technology |
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OSE |
Open Software Evaluation |
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OTIS |
Online Telecommunications Information System |
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OTIS |
Office of Telecommunications & Information Systems |
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PBO |
Payment Bill Option |
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PDE |
Prescription Drug Event |
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PDFS |
Prescription Drug Front-End System |
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PDP |
Prescription Drug Plan |
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PDV |
Program Data Vector |
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PL99-474 |
Computer Fraud & Abuse Act |
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PRS |
Payment Reconciliation System |
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PVC |
Permanent Virtual Circuit (ATM) |
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PWS |
Payment Withhold System |
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RACF |
Resource Access Control Facility |
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RAPS |
Risk Adjustment Processing System |
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RAs |
Risk Adjustment System |
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S-MIME |
Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
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S/W |
Software |
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sa |
Systems Analyst |
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sa |
Systems Administrator |
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SA-CMM |
Software Acquisition - Capability Maturity Model |
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SAGE-204 |
SAS interface to M204 databases |
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SAS |
Statistical Analysis System |
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SAS |
Statistical Analysis Software |
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scn |
Strategic Communication Network |
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SDA |
Software Design Activity |
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SDD |
Software Design and Development |
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SEF |
Software Engineering Facility |
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SEI |
Software Engineering Institute |
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SEI-CMM |
Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model |
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SEIU |
Software Engineering Institute Union |
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SEP |
Special Election Period |
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SEPG |
Software Engineering Process Group |
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SER |
Scientific, Engineering & Research |
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SES |
Standards Enforcement Software |
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SES |
System External Specifications |
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SET |
Secure Electronic Transaction |
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SFTP |
Secure File Transfer Protocol |
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SHMO |
Social Health Maintenance Organization |
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SIM |
Society for Information Management |
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SLIM |
Software Life Cycle Maintenance |
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SME |
Subject Matter Expert |
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SMP |
Special Needs Plan |
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SMS |
Systems Management Specialist |
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SPOE |
Secure Point of Entry |
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SSADO |
Social Security Administration District Office |
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SSAFO |
Social Security Administration Field Office |
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TARS |
Telephone Action Requests System |
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TC |
Technical Component |
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TC |
Telecommunications |
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TC |
Technology Component |
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TCAB |
Technical Computer Advisory Board |
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TCC |
Technical Control Center |
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Tcs |
Telephone Customer Service |
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TDD |
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
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TDEA |
Triple Data Encryption Algorithm |
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TIS |
Technical Information Services |
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TRACS |
Teleprocessing Remote Access Control System |
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TRC |
Transaction Reply Code |
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TRID |
Telecommunications Routing Indicator Directory |
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TRR |
Transaction Reply Report |
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TSO |
time Sharing option (of OS/360, IBM) |
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TTY |
Text Telephones |
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UDB |
Utilization Database |
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VBA |
Visual Basic Architecture |
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WBT |
WebBased Training |
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Wedi |
Workgroup on Electronic Data Interchange |
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