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* [[BAC (disambiguation)|BAC]] – (a) [[Blood alcohol content]]
* [[BAC (disambiguation)|BAC]] – (a) [[Blood alcohol content]]
** [[British Aircraft Corporation]]
** [[British Aircraft Corporation]]
* [[Boxing After Dark|BAD]] - [[HBO Boxing After Dark|(HBO) Boxing After Dark]]
* [[Boxing After Dark|BAD]] – [[HBO Boxing After Dark|(HBO) Boxing After Dark]]
* [[BADD (disambiguation)|BADD]] – (a) [[Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination]]
* [[BADD (disambiguation)|BADD]] – (a) [[Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination]]
* [[BAE]] – (p) [[BAE Systems]] (formerly British Aerospace, BAe)
* [[BAE]] – (p) [[BAE Systems]] (formerly British Aerospace, BAe)
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** (a) Bowel Bladder Dysfunction
** (a) Bowel Bladder Dysfunction
* [[BBL (disambiguation)|BBL]]
* [[BBL (disambiguation)|BBL]]
** (i) Be Back Later
** (i) [[Online chat|Be Back Later]]
** (i) [[Gluteoplasty|Brazilian Butt Lift]]
** [[North American Bird Banding Program|Bird Banding Laboratory]]
** [[North American Bird Banding Program|Bird Banding Laboratory]]
** [[British Basketball League]]
** [[British Basketball League]]
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** Before [[Common Era]]
** Before [[Common Era]]
* [[BCER]] – (i) [[British Columbia Electric Railway]]
* [[BCER]] – (i) [[British Columbia Electric Railway]]
* [[BCFG]] – (s) Patchy Fog (METAR Code)
* [[BCFG]] – (s) Patchy Fog ([[METAR]] Code)
* [[BCIS (fratricide avoidance system)]] – (i) [[Battlefield Combat Identification System]]
* [[BCIS (fratricide avoidance system)]] – (i) [[Battlefield Combat Identification System]]
* [[BCLL]] – (a) [[Bibliography of Celtic Latin Literature]]
* [[BCLL]] – (a) [[Bibliography of Celtic Latin Literature]]
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** (i) [[Body Dysmorphic Disorder]]
** (i) [[Body Dysmorphic Disorder]]
** British Defence Doctrine
** British Defence Doctrine
* Bde – (s) [[Brigade]]
* [[BDE (disambiguation)|Bde]] – (s) [[Brigade]]
* [[BDFL]] – (i) Benevolent Dictator For Life
* [[BDFL]] – (i) Benevolent Dictator For Life
* [[BDI (disambiguation)|BDI]] – (s) [[Burundi]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BDI (disambiguation)|BDI]] – (s) [[Burundi]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
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* [[Bess (disambiguation)|BESS]] – (i) Business, Education, and Social Sciences
* [[Bess (disambiguation)|BESS]] – (i) Business, Education, and Social Sciences
* [[BET (disambiguation)|BET]] – (a/i) [[Black Entertainment Television]]
* [[BET (disambiguation)|BET]] – (a/i) [[Black Entertainment Television]]
* [[BETS]] – (a) [[Bradley Embedded Training System]]
* [[Bets (disambiguation)|BETS]] – (a) [[Bradley Embedded Training System]]
* [[Bev (disambiguation)|BEV]]
* [[Bev (disambiguation)|BEV]]
** (i) [[Battery electric vehicle]]
** (i) [[Battery electric vehicle]]
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* [[BGN (disambiguation)|BGN]] – (i) U.S. [[Board on Geographic Names]] – (s) [[Bulgarian lev]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BGN (disambiguation)|BGN]] – (i) U.S. [[Board on Geographic Names]] – (s) [[Bulgarian lev]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BGR (disambiguation)|BGR]] – (s) [[Bulgaria]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BGR (disambiguation)|BGR]] – (s) [[Bulgaria]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BGS (disambiguation)|BGS]] – (i) [[Bristol Grammar School]] – [[British Geographical Survey]]
* [[BGS (disambiguation)|BGS]] – (i) [[Bristol Grammar School]] – [[British Geological Survey]]
* [[BGWG]] – (p) [[Battle Group Wargame]] (military simulation; "big wig")
* [[BGWG]] – (p) [[Battle Group Wargame]] (military simulation; "big wig")


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* [[BIH (disambiguation)|bih]] – (s) [[Bihari languages]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[BIH (disambiguation)|bih]] – (s) [[Bihari languages]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[BIH (disambiguation)|BIH]] – (s) [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BIH (disambiguation)|BIH]] – (s) [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BIOS]] – (a) [[Basic Input/Output System]] – [http://www.bios.org.uk British Institute of Organ Studies]
* [[BIOS (disambiguation)|BIOS]] – (a) [[Basic Input/Output System]] – [http://www.bios.org.uk British Institute of Organ Studies]
* [[BIP (disambiguation)|BIP]] – (a) Battlefield Interoperability Programme (ancestor of MIP) – Broadcast incremental power algorithm
* [[BIP (disambiguation)|BIP]] – (a) Battlefield Interoperability Programme (ancestor of MIP) – Broadcast incremental power algorithm
* [[Bislama language|bis]] – (s) [[Bislami language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
* [[Bislama language|bis]] – (s) [[Bislami language]] (ISO 639-2 code)
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** (p) [[Bankrupt]] (most often seen as "gone BK")
** (p) [[Bankrupt]] (most often seen as "gone BK")
** (s) [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (FIPS 10-4 country code)
** (s) [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (FIPS 10-4 country code)
* [[BKN (disambiguation)|BKN]] – (s) Broken Sky (METAR Code)
* [[BKN (disambiguation)|BKN]] – (s) Broken Sky ([[METAR]] Code)


==BL==
==BL==
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** (i) [[British Leyland]]
** (i) [[British Leyland]]
* [[BLCSE]] – (i) Battle Laboratory Constructive Simulation Environment
* [[BLCSE]] – (i) Battle Laboratory Constructive Simulation Environment
* [[BLDU]] – (s) Blowing Dust (METAR Code)
* [[BLDU]] – (s) Blowing Dust ([[METAR]] Code)
* [[BLEVE]] – (a) Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion ("blevy")
* [[BLEVE]] – (a) Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion ("blevy")
* [[BLK (disambiguation)|BLK]] – (i) ''[[Basket Liga Kobiet]]'' (Polish, "Women's Basketball League")
* [[BLK (disambiguation)|BLK]] – (i) ''[[Basket Liga Kobiet]]'' (Polish, "Women's Basketball League")
* [[BLM (disambiguation)|BLM]] - (a) [[Black Lives Matter]]
* [[BLM (disambiguation)|BLM]] – (a) [[Black Lives Matter]]
* [[BLOB]] – (p) [[Binary large object|Binary Large OBject]]
* BLOB – (p) [[Binary large object|Binary Large OBject]]
* [[BLR (disambiguation)|BLR]] – (s) [[Belarus]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BLR (disambiguation)|BLR]] – (s) [[Belarus]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BLSA (disambiguation)|BLSA]] – (s) Blowing Sand (METAR Code)
* [[BLSA (disambiguation)|BLSA]] – (s) Blowing Sand (METAR Code)
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==BM==
==BM==
* [[BM (disambiguation)|bm]] – (s) [[Bambara language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[BM (disambiguation)|bm]] – (s) [[Bambara language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[BM (disambiguation)|BM]] – (i) Battle Management – (s) [[Bermuda]] (ISO 3166 digram) – [[Myanmar]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; from ''Burma'')
* [[BM (disambiguation)|BM]] – (i) [[Battle Management]] – (s) [[Bermuda]] (ISO 3166 digram) – [[Myanmar]] (FIPS 10-4 country code; from ''Burma'')
* [[BMA (disambiguation)|BMA]] – (i) [[British Medical Association]]
* [[BMA (disambiguation)|BMA]] – (i) [[British Medical Association]]
* [[BMCC]] – (i) [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]]
* [[BMCC]] – (i) [[Borough of Manhattan Community College]]
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** (s) [[Brunei]] (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
** (s) [[Brunei]] (ISO 3166 digram; FIPS 10-4 country code)
** (i) [[Barisan Nasional]] (Malaysia)
** (i) [[Barisan Nasional]] (Malaysia)
** (i) [[Burlington Northern Railroad]]
** (i) [[Burlington Northern]]
* [[BND (disambiguation)|BND]] – (s) Brunei [[dollar]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BND (disambiguation)|BND]] – (s) Brunei [[dollar]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BnF]] – (i) ''[[Bibliothèque nationale de France]]'' (French, "National Library of France")
* [[BnF]] – (i) ''[[Bibliothèque nationale de France]]'' (French, "National Library of France")
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** (i) [[British National Party]]
** (i) [[British National Party]]
** ''Banque Nationale de Paris'', a predecessor to today's [[BNP Paribas]]
** ''Banque Nationale de Paris'', a predecessor to today's [[BNP Paribas]]
* [[BNS (disambiguation)|BNS]] – (i) [[Bank of Nova Scotia]]
* [[BNS (disambiguation)|BNS]] – (i) [[Scotiabank]], formerly Bank of Nova Scotia
* [[BNSF]] – (i/s) [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern Santa Fe]] (also [[Association of American Railroads|AAR]] [[reporting mark]])
* [[BNSF]] – (i/s) Burlington Northern Santa Fe (also [[Association of American Railroads|AAR]] [[reporting mark]])


==BO==
==BO==
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* [[Bo (disambiguation)|BO]]
* [[Bo (disambiguation)|BO]]
** (i) [[Back Orifice]]
** (i) [[Back Orifice]]
** (i) [[Baltimore & Ohio Railroad]]
** (i) [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]
** (s) [[Belarus]] (FIPS 10-4 country code)
** (s) [[Belarus]] (FIPS 10-4 country code)
** (i) [[Biarritz Olympique]] (French rugby union club)
** (i) [[Biarritz Olympique]] (French rugby union club)
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* [[BRIMS]] – (a) Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation (conference)
* [[BRIMS]] – (a) Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation (conference)
* [[BRL]] – (s) [[Brazilian real]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BRL]] – (s) [[Brazilian real]] ([[ISO 4217]] currency code)
* [[BRM]]&nbsp;– (i) ''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Mashina'' (Russian Боевая Разведывательная Машина, "Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle") †<ref name="milparade1"/>
* [[BRM (disambiguation)|BRM]]&nbsp;– (i) ''Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Mashina'' (Russian Боевая Разведывательная Машина, "[[BRM-1|Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle]]") †<ref name="milparade1"/>
* [[BRN (disambiguation)|BRN]]
* [[BRN (disambiguation)|BRN]]
** (s) [[Bahrain]] (IOC trigram, but not FIFA or ISO 3166)
** (s) [[Bahrain]] (IOC trigram, but not FIFA or ISO 3166)
** (s) [[Brunei]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
** (s) [[Brunei]] (ISO 3166 trigram)
* [[BRSB (disambiguation)|BRSB]]&nbsp;– (i) [[Battlefield Reasoning System Brianna]]
* BRSB&nbsp;– (i) [[Battlefield Reasoning System Brianna]]
* [[BRT (disambiguation)|BRT]] - [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (alternatively Bus Rapid Transport)
* [[BRT (disambiguation)|BRT]] – [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (alternatively Bus Rapid Transport)
* [[BRU (disambiguation)|BRU]]&nbsp;– (s) [[Brunei]] (IOC and FIFA trigram, but not ISO 3166)
* [[BRU (disambiguation)|BRU]]&nbsp;– (s) [[Brunei]] (IOC and FIFA trigram, but not ISO 3166)


==BS==
==BS==
*
* [[BS (disambiguation)|bs]]&nbsp;– (s) [[Bosnian language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[BS (disambiguation)|bs]]&nbsp;– (s) [[Bosnian language]] (ISO 639-1 code)
* [[BS (disambiguation)|BS]]
* [[BS (disambiguation)|BS]]
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** (p) [[Bovine somatotropin]]
** (p) [[Bovine somatotropin]]
** (i) [[British Summer Time]]
** (i) [[British Summer Time]]
* [[BSW (disambiguation)|BSW]]
⚫
* [[BSW]]&nbsp;– (i) [[British Standard Whitworth]] ([[screw thread]])
** [[Bachelor of Social Work]] degree
⚫
** BSW - Blind Spot Warning, see [[Blind spot monitor]]
⚫
** (i) [[British Standard Whitworth]] ([[screw thread]])
⚫
** Blind Spot Warning, see [[Blind spot monitor]]
* [[BSX (disambiguation)|BSX]]&nbsp;– (i) [[Bendigo Stock Exchange]]
* [[BSX (disambiguation)|BSX]]&nbsp;– (i) [[Bendigo Stock Exchange]]


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* [[BTO (disambiguation)|BTO]]&nbsp;– (i) [[Build to order|Built To Order]]
* [[BTO (disambiguation)|BTO]]&nbsp;– (i) [[Build to order|Built To Order]]
* [[BTP (disambiguation)|BTP]]&nbsp;– (i) [[British Transport Police]]
* [[BTP (disambiguation)|BTP]]&nbsp;– (i) [[British Transport Police]]
* [[BTR (disambiguation)|BTR]]&nbsp;– (i) ''Bronetransporter'' (БТР = '''Б'''роне'''т'''ранспорте'''р''' "(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter") †<ref name="milparade1"/>
* [[BTR (disambiguation)|BTR]]&nbsp;– (i) ''[[BTR (vehicle)|Bronetransporter]]'' (БТР = '''Б'''роне'''т'''ранспорте'''р''' "(Heavy) Armoured (Personnel) Transporter") †<ref name="milparade1"/>
* [[BTS (disambiguation)|BTS]]
* [[BTS (disambiguation)|BTS]]
** (p) '''''B'''ang'''t'''an '''S'''onyeondan'' (Korean, 방탄소년단; literally "Bulletproof Boy Scouts"), expansion of the name of South Korean band [[BTS]]
** (p) '''''B'''ang'''t'''an '''S'''onyeondan'' (Korean, 방탄소년단; literally "Bulletproof Boy Scouts"), expansion of the name of South Korean band [[BTS]]

Latest revision as of 08:52, 30 May 2024

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter B.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – megahertz)

Some terms are spoken as either acronym or initialism, e.g., VoIP, pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P. (Main list of acronyms)

B0–9[edit]

BA[edit]

BB[edit]

BC[edit]

BD[edit]

BE[edit]

BF[edit]

BG[edit]

BH[edit]

BI[edit]

BJ[edit]

BK[edit]

BL[edit]

BM[edit]

BN[edit]

BO[edit]

BP[edit]

BQ[edit]

  • BQ
    • (s) British Antarctic Territory (former ISO 3166 digram; merged with AQ in 1979)
    • Caribbean Netherlands (current ISO 3166 digram; based on the entity's alternate name of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)
    • Navassa Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code)

BR[edit]

BS[edit]

BT[edit]

BU[edit]

BV[edit]

BW[edit]

BX[edit]

BY[edit]

BZ[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ See references and discussion under Barbecue and Talk:List of acronyms and initialisms: B. Examples of use: [1], [2] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, [3], [4]
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.tbkarunia.com[permanent dead link]
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