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K

k, K
thousand, kelvin, potassium, kilo
KAPP
key asset protection program
kB
kilobyte
Kb
kilobit
kBPS
kilobits per seconds
KBDA
Kitchen/ Bath Distributors Alliance
KBRM
knowledge-based risk management
kc.
kilocycle
KCCO
Kansas City Commodity Office
KCMA
Kitchen Cabinet Manufactures Association
K.D.
knock down
KDEM
Kansas Department of Emergency Management, Kentucky Department of Emergency Management
KDP
key decision point
kg
kilogram
kg.-m.
kilogram meter
kgps
kilometers per second
kHz
kiloHertz
Kip
1000 pounds
KKR
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
kl.
kiloliter
km.
kilometer
kmps
kilometers per second
KO
knock out
KSF
kips per square foot
KSI
kips per square inch
KSP
keyword service platform
KT
knots
kt.
carrot
km
kilometer
kN
kilo-Newton
KSA
knowledge skills and abilities
KT
kiloton
kv., kV
kilavolt
kv. a.
kilovolt-ampere
KVERT
Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruptions Response Team
kw., kW
kilowatt
kw. hr., kWh
kilowatt-hour

 

L

L, l.
liter, lambert
LAA
Lead Agency Attorney

Lab.

labor, laborer
lab.
laboratory
LADA
laboratory animal dander allergies
LAI
laboratory audit inspection
LAL
limulus amoebocyte lysate
LAN
local area network
LAR
Laboratory for Atmosphere Research
LAS
linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
lat.
latitude
Lath.
lather
lb.
pound
L. B.
load bearing
LBAR
limited area barotropic
LBC
level of business continuity
lbf
pounds force
Lbs
pounds
LC
liquid chromatography
L/C
letter of credit
LCD
Local Climatological Data

LCG
liquid chemical germicide
l. c. l.
less than-carload lot
LCL
|lower control limit
LDAR
leak detection and repair
LD L0
lowest dosage of a toxic substance that kills test organisms

Ld.
load
LD
light duty, land disposal
LDC
London Dumping Convention
LDEO
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observation
LDCRS
Leachate Detection Collection and Removal System
LDL
lower detection limit
LDRTF
Land Disposal Restrictions Task Force

LDV
light-duty vehicle

LEA
Loss Executive Association, Local Education Agency
LECC
Local Emergency Communications Committee
LED
light emitting diode
L. Ed.
lawyers edition
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LEL
lower explosive limit, lowest effective level
LEO
Low-Earth-Orbit

LEPC
Local Emergency Planning Commission
LERC
Local Emergency Response Committee
LEV
low emissions vehicle
LEWP
line echo wave pattern
LF
lead facilitator, lymphatic filariasis, linear foot
LFC
level of free convection
l. c. m.
least common multiple
LEDs
light-emitting diodes
LF, L/F
linear foot, low frequency
lf.
light face, linear foot
LFC
Life Safety Code
LFG
landfill gas
LFL
lower flammability limit

Lg.
large
LGR
Local Governments Reimbursement Program

LI
lifted index, Langelier Index
LIFFE
London International Financial Futures
lin. ft.
linear foot
liq.
liquid
LIRB
Liability Research Bureau
LIS
lightning imaging sensor
LH
labor hours
LIUNA
Laborer's International Union of North America
LKQ
like kind and quality
L. L.
live load
LL. B.
bachelor of laws
LLC
Limited Liability Corporation
LLCC
low level cloud center
LL. D.
doctor of laws
LLIS
Lessons Learned Information Sharing
LLDPE
linear, low-density polyethylene
LLJ
low-level jet
LLRW
low-level radioactive waste
LLV
long-life vehicle
LMC
latex-modified concrete
LMCC
Labor Management Cooperative Council, Land Mobile Communication Council, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Logistic Movement Control Center
LNAPL
light non-aqueous phase liquid
 

L (Cont.)

LNG
liquefied natural gas
LOAEL

lowest observed adverse effect level
LOB
line of business
LOC
level of concern
LOD
limit of detection
LODR
letter of determination review
LOMA
letter of map amendment
LOMC
letter of map change
LOMR
letter of map revision
LOMR-F
letter of map revision based on fill
LOPE
low density polyethylene

LOT
line-of-travel
LOQ
limit of quantization
low-E
low emissivity

LOX
liquid oxygen
LP
liquid petroleum
Lp
long play
l-p
low pressure
LP
liquid petroleum
LPG
liquid petroleum gas
LPF
low power factor
lpw
luminous per watt
LOA
length overall
long.
longitude
LR
long radius
LRGS
Loss Recovery Guide with Standards
LRTAP
Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution

LS
lump sum
l. t. local time, long ton
LSE
London Stock Exchange
LSP
Land-Surface Parameterization
LSR
local storm report
Lt.
light fixture
LTA
lipoteichoic acid
Ltd.
limited
LTL
less than-truckload lot
LTLT
low temperature/long term
LQG
large quantity generator

LUIS
Label Use Information System

LUTCF
Life Underwriter Trade Council Fellow
LVL
laminated veneer lumber
l.w. l.
low waterline
l. w. m.
low watermark
M

m
meter
M
thousand, material, statute mile
ma.
milliampere
M. A.
master of arts
MAC
maximum allowable concentration, mobile air conditioner
Mach.
machine
MACT
maximum achievable control technology
Mag. Str.

magnetic starter
MAI
Master Appraisal Institute
Maint.
maintenance
MAb
monoclonal antibody
MAO
maximum acceptable outage
M*A*S*H
Mobile Military Surgical Hospital
MATF
Metropolitan Arson Task Force
Math.
mathematics
Matl.
material
MATOCs
multiple award task order contracts
Max.
maximum
Marb.
marble
mb.
millibar
MBCI
Member of Business Continuity Institute
MBCP
Master Business Continuity Professional
MBF
thousand board feet
MBH
thousand BTU's per hour
m. b. m.
thousand (feet) board measure
MBMA
Metal Building Manufacturers Association
Mb/s
megabits per second
MC
moisture content, metal clad cable
mc
megacycle
MCA
micro channel architecture
MCAA
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
MCC
motor control center, mesoscale convection complex
MCE
mixed cellulose ester
MCF
thousand cubic feet
MCFM
thousand cubic feet per minute
MCL
maximum contaminate level
MCLG
maximum contaminate level goal
MCM
thousand circular mils,
marketing claims manager
MCP
motor circuit protector, Manual of Concrete Practices
MCS
multiple-chemical sensitivity, metroscale convection system
MCT
master cleaning technician
M. D.
doctor of medicine, medium duty
MDC
material distribution center
MDL
method detection limit
MEA
malt extract agar
MEC
Model Energy Code
MECH
mechanical
Med.
medium
MED
mobile emergency data center
MEHRC
Mid-Atlantic Environmental Hygienist Resource Center
MEI
Multivariate ENSO Index
memo
memorandum
MEOW
maximum envelope of water, or, maximum envelope of winds
MEP
maximum extent practicable, multiple extraction procedures
m. e. p.
mean effective pressure
MEPPS
multiple entry point payment system
MERS
mobile emergency response support
Mev
million electron volt
MF
medium frequency, thousand feet
MFBM
thousand board feet measure
Mfg.
manufacture
MFI
moisture indicator fungi
MFRI
Maryland Fire and Research Institute
mg
milligram
mG
milligauss
MGD
million gallons per day
MGPH
million gallons per hour
mh.
millihenry
mhcp
mean horizontal candlepower
MHDDV
medium heavy-duty diesel vehicle

MH
man hour, metal halide
MHz
megahertz
Mi., mi.
mile
MI
malleable iron
Micro
microscope

M (Cont.)

MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencymin.
minute
Min.
minimum
Mill.
millwright
Misc.
miscellaneous
MIT
mitigation
Mix.
mixture
MJO
Madden-Julian oscillation
mL
millilambert
ml.
milliliter
ML
maximum likelihood
mm
millimeter(s)
MMI
Modified Mercalli Intensity
MLF
thousand linear feet
MMI
Mercalli Modified Intensity
ML
maximum likelihood
MLOCR
multiline optical character reader
mm.
millimeter
MMF
magnetomotive force
MMMF
man-made-mineral-fibers
mmfd
micromicrfarad
M.O.
money order, medical officer
mo.
month
Mobil
mobilization
MOBILE5A
mobile source emission factor model

MOC
MERS operations center
MODEM
modular demodolator
MODIS
moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer
MOE
margin of error
Mog.
mogul base
MoH
Ministry of Health
MOP
Meeting of Parties
MOS
manual of style
MPCA
microbial pest control agent

mph.
miles per hour
MPH
Master of Public Health
mphps
miles per hour per second
MPWC
multiprocess wet cleaning

MRB
management review board
MRBMA
Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act

MRF
medium range forecast, materials recovery facility
MRID
master record identification number
MRL
maximum-residue limit

MRT
master restoration technician
ms.
millisecond
M/S
meters per second
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets
MSF
thousand square fee
MSHA
Mine Safety Health Administration
MSHI
Mechanical Systems Hygiene Institute (Division of the ASCR International)
MSI
Marble and Stone Inspector
MSPCA
Mid-South Professional Cleaners Association
MSW
municipal solid waste

MSY
thousand square yards
MT
mitigation directorate
m.t.
metric ton
MTA
maximum time in alternative operations
MTBE
methyl tertiary butyl ether

MTD
maximum tolerable downtime
Mtd.
mounted
MTD
maximum tolerated dose

M&TE
measuring and testing equipment
Mtg
mounting
MTR's
minimum testing requirements
MTTR
mean time to repair
MTSA
Maritime Transportation Security Act
mu.
millimicron
MUP
manufacturing-use product

MUTA
mutagenicity

mv.
millivolt
MV
megavolt
M&V
measurement and verification
MVA
million volt amperes
MVAR
million volt amperes reactance
MVO
motor vehicle operator
MVOC
microbial volatile organic compound
MVRF
mobile vehicle repair facility
MWC
machine wet cleaning

MWF
metal-working fluid
MYD
thousand yards

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

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