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R

R
reaumur,  resistance,
agreement ratio
RA

resident adjuster, registered architect, remedial action
RAA

Reinsurance Association of America
RACES
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
RACM

regulated asbestos-containing materials
RACT

reasonably available control technology
RAD
rapid application development
RADAR
radio detection and ranging
RADS

reactive airway disease
syndrome
RADPAR II
radar processor II
RAID
redundant array of inexpensive disks
RAM
random-access memory
RAP
retail analysis program
RCBAP
Residential Condominium Building Association
RCC

replacement cost coverage
RCCF

referenced carpet cleaning firm
R.C.P.

reinforced concrete pipe
RCRA

Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
RCS

reuter centrifugal sampler
RCSC

Research Council on Structural
Connections
R&D

research and development
RD
Regional Director
Rd.
road
RD

remedial design
RDB

Research and Development
Board
RDBMS

relational database management system

RDD
radiological dispersal device

RDF
resource description framework
RE

revel edge
REA

Rural Electric Administration,
registered environmental assessor
READ

real-time electronic access and display
RECCO
reconnaissance
REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust
Rect.

rectangle
Ref.

refinish
ref.

reference
Reg.

regular
Reinf.

reinforced
REL's

recommended exposure limits
Rem.

remove
REM
Registered Environmental Manager
Rep.

repair
Reqd.

required
Resi.

residential
RESPA
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
rev.

revised
RF
radio frequency
RFC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation

RFD
rear flank downdraft



 

R (Cont.)

R.F.D.

rural free delivery
RFF
Resources for the Future
RGGI
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Rgh.
rough
Rh
relative humidity
RHW
rubber insulation/ moisture & heat resistant (wire)
RI
remedial investigation
RIA
Restoration Industry Association
RIM
Research in Motion
RIMS
Risk and Insurance Management Society
RIRP
Registry of Insurance Repair Professionals
RLG
Research Libraries Group
RLU
relative life unit
RLV
relative limit value
RMS
Risk Management Solutions Inc.
r. m. s.
root mean square
RNA
ribonucleic acid
Rnd.
round
ROC
Regional Operations Center
ROD
record of decision
RODAC
contact read only memory
ROI
return on investments
ROTC
Reserve Officers Training Corps
RPA
registered professional adjuster
RPE
respiratory protective equipment
RPI
Risk Prediction Initiative
RPM, r. p. m.
revolutions per minute
revolutions per second
RPO
recovery point objective
RPW
revenue, pieces and weight
RQ
reportable quantity
RR
railroad, rural route, response and recovery directorate, radio regulations
R/R
remove/reset
R&R
remove and reset
RRT
Carpet Repair & Reinstallation Technician
RSE
US reference standard endotoxin
RSMAS
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
RSP
respirable suspended particle
RSS
RDF site summary
Rsr.
riser
RSVP
respond if you please
RT
round trip, real-time
RTI
Research Triangle Institute
RTO
recovery time objective, regenerative thermal oxidizers
RUC
rapid update cycle
RUDS
reactive upper airway disease
syndrome
RVF
Rift Valley fever
RVP
rendezvous point
RVRC
restoration verse replacement cost
RWMAC
Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee
Rx
prescription
Ry.
railway



 

S

S
South, sulfur
s.
second, shilling, stere
S.A.
Salvation Army
SAAB
Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
SAB
Science Advisory Board
SAC
Science Advisory Council
S.A.E.
Society of Automotive Engineers
SAL
Saharan Air Layer
SAN
storage area network
SAR
search and rescue
SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SAS
surface air system, slit-to-agar
SASE
self addressed stamped envelope
S-ATA
serial-ATA
SATAP
Security and Terrorism Assessment Program
SBA
Small Business Administration
SBCCI
The Southern Building Code Congress International
SBR
styrene butadiene rubber
SBRI
sick building-related illness
SBS
sick building syndrome
S/C
service charge
s. c.
calendar, sized
SCAFLD
scaffolding
SCI
senior carpet inspector
SCI/SPI/SEN
Carpet Inspector
SCO
State Coordinating Officer
S.D.
doctor of science
s. d.
without date
SD
service-drop cable
sd.
sound
SDA
Soap and Detergent Association
SDF
special direct facility
SDR
special drawing right
SE
service entrance (cable)
SEA
Society of Economic Anthropology
SEB

staphylococcal enterotoxin B
Sec.
second
SECC
State Emergency Communications Committee
Sec. ft.
second-foot
SEI
Safety Equipment Institute
SEIU
Service Employees International Union
SELS
severe local storm unit
SEM
search engine marketing
S.E.R.
service entrance cable
ser.
series
SERC
State Emergency Response Commission
SES
Standards Engineers Society, Support to external Security
SF
square foot
SFDAY
square foot cost per day
SFF
square foot floor
SFHA
special flood hazard area
SFHDF
Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
SFIP
Standard Flood Insurance Policy
SFPE
Society of Professional Engineers
SFW
square foot wall
SGE
Society of Government Economists
SH
specific humidity
SHF
super highway frequency
SHIFOR
statistical hurricane intensity forecast
SHIPS
statistical hurricane prediction scheme
SHRM
Society for Human Resource Management
shpt.
shipment
SI
systeme international
SICSVS
sieve volumetric sampler
SIDG
siding
SIIA
Self-Insurance Institute of America
SIM
selected ion monitoring
SIR
Society of Insurance Research
SITE
Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators
SIU
special investigation unit
SITREP
situation report
SJI
Steel Joist Institute
s. hp.
shaft horsepower
SL
slimline
SLA
service level agreement
SLD
small little details
Sldr.
solder
SLH
super long span bar joist
SLOSH
sea, lake and overland surges hurricane
SLP
super long play
SLPA
sea level pressure anomaly
 
S (Cont.)

SLUD
small ragged low cloud
SM
Service Mark, surface measure
SMACNA
Sheet Metal Air Conditioning
Contractors Association
SME
small to medium sized enterprise

S.N.

solid neutral
SNIA
Storage Networking Industry Association
s. o.
sellers options
SOA
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
SOLINET
Southeastern Library Network Inc.
SOCMI
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry
SOHO
solar and heliospheric observation
SOLAS
surface ocean lower atmosphere study
SOP
standard operating procedures
SOS
wireless distress signal
SOPs
standard operating procedures
SP
single pole, standard play
sp
species (singular)
SPACs
specified purpose acquisition companies
SPC
Storm Prediction Center
s.p.
without issue
Spd
speed
SPD
settled plate deposition, sedimentation plate deposition
SPLY
same period last year|
SPoRT
Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center
SPT
standard pipe thread
sp. gr.
specific gravity
sp. ht.
specific heat
SPR
small parcels and rolls
sps
species (plural)
SQ, Sq.
square (100 SF)
sq. cm.
square centimeter
sq. in.
square inch
sq. km.
square kilometer
sq. m.
square meter
sq. mm.
square millimeter
Sq. Yd.
square yard
Sr.
senior
SRCC
Solar Rating and Certification Corporation
SRT
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Technician
SS
stainless steel, steam ship,
side-stream smoke
SSA
Seismological Society of America
SSMI
special sensor microwave imager
SS/SD
short-scale/short-duration
S/S
single sided
SSHLC
solid state heat capacity laser
SSI
Substrate Subfloor Inspector
SS/IS
sales/service information system
SSM
subro service manager
SSPC
Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPMA
Sump and Sewage Pump Manufactures Association
SST
sea surface temperature
SSTA
sea surface temperature anomaly
St.
street
START
Study of Terrorism and Response of Terrorism
Stat.
status at large
STC
sound transmission class
STEL
short term exposure limits
STL
sound transmission loss
Struct.
structural
STS
supervisory training system
Sty.
story
s. t.
short ton
Std.
standard
Sub.
subcontractor
subch.
subchapter
subpar.
subparagraph
supp.
supplement
Supt.
superintendent
SVOC's
semi-volatile organic compounds
SVR
smart vapor retard
SVP
stamp vending machine
SW
Southwest
Swbd.
switchboard
SWE
Society of Women Engineers
SWEAT Index
severe weather threat index
SWICS
solar wind ion composition spectrometer
SWTCP
Surface Water Toxic Control Act
SY, S.Y.
square yard
SYC
square yard ceiling
SYL
square yard linoleum
Sys.
System

 

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

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