List of acronyms: N

(Main list of acronyms)

n – Nano
N – Newton – Nitrogen – North

N0–9

N3F – National Fantasy Fan Federation

NA

na – Nauruan language
nA – Nanoampere
Na – Sodium
NA
* Namibia
* Narcotics Anonymous
* National Archives
* Negative Acknowledge
N/A
* Neurotics Anonymous
* not available/applicable
NAA – N-Acetylaspartate
NAAD – North American Air Defense
NAAFI
* Navy, Army and Air Force Institute
* No Ambition And Fuckall Interest
NAAK – Mark I NAAK, Nerve Agent Antidote Kit
NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAAQS – National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAAWS – NATO Anti-Air Warfare System
NABCI – North American Bird Conservation Initiative
NAC
* National Agency Check
* U.S. Naval Avionics Center
* U.S. Navy Advanced Concepts
* NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie, the full name of the Dutch football club NAC Breda
* North Atlantic Council
* Northern Area Command
NACA – National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NACC – North Atlantic Cooperation Council
NACISA – NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency
NACMA – NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency
NACRA – North America Caribbean Rugby Association, a former name of Rugby Americas North
NACS – North American Charging System, a charging connector standard for electric vehicles
NAD – Namibian dollar
NAEC – U.S. Naval Air Engineering Center
NAF
* NATO Architecture Framework
* Naval Air Facility
NAFLD – NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NAFO – Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAFERA – Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement
NAGPRA – Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NAI
* Named Area of Interest
* Network Access Identifier
NAICS – North American Industry Classification System
NAIL – Neurotics Anonymous
NAILS – National Airspace Integrated Logistics System
NAIRU – Non Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment
NAK – Negative Acknowledge
NAM – Namibia
NAMBLA – North American Man-Boy Love Association
NAMRL – Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
NaN – Not A Number
NANP – North American Numbering Plan
NAO – UK National Audit Office
NAPDD – Non-Acquisition Program Definition Document
NAPS – Navy Acquisition Procedures Supplement
NARA – National Archives and Records Administration
NARAL – National Abortion Rights Action League
NARDAC – Naval Regional Data Automation Center
NARDIC – U.S. Navy Acquisition Research and Development Information Center
NARP – Non-Athletic Regular Person
NARPV – National Association for Remotely Piloted Vehicles
NAS
* National Academy of Sciences
* National Air Space
* National Audubon Society
* Naval Air Station
* New Attack Submarine
NASA
* National Aeronautics and Space Administration
* North American Saxophone Alliance
NASB – New American Standard Bible
NASCAR – National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
NASDAQ – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
NASED – National Association of State Election Directors
NASH – Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
NASP
* National Aerospace Plane
* National Archery in the Schools Program
NASS – National Association of Secretaries of State
NASUWT - National Association of Schoolmasters / Union of Women Teachers
NatGeo - National Geographic
NATO
* National Association of Theatre Owners
* North Atlantic Treaty Organization
nau – Nauruan language
NaUKMA – National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
nav – Navajo language
NAV – Navigation
NAVCAMS – Naval Communications Area Master Station
NAVCC – National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
NAVCC (Navy) – Navy Component Commander
NAVCENT – Naval Forces U.S. Central Command
NAVDAC – Naval Data Automation Command
NAVEUR – Naval Forces U.S. European Command
NAVFE – U.S. Naval Forces, Far East
NAVFOR – Naval Force
NAVMACS – Naval Modular Automatic Communication Subsystem
NAVNET – Navy Network
NAVS – Non-Cooperative Airborne Vector Scoring
NAVSAT – Navigation Satellite
NAVSPACECOM – U.S. Navy Space Command
NAVSPASUR – U.S. Naval Space Surveillance System
NAVSTAR – Navigation Satellite Timing And Ranging
NAVTACNET – Navy Tactical Network
NAWC – U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center
NAWIRA – North America and West Indies Rugby Association, the original name of the organization now known as Rugby Americas North
NAWMP – North American Waterfowl Management Plan

NB

nb – Norwegian Bokmål language
Nb – Niobium
NB – New Brunswick – nota bene
NBA – National Basketball Association
NBACC – U.S. National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center
NBC – National Broadcasting Corporation – Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
NBCRS – NBC Reconnaissance System
NBIC – Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Cognitive Science
nbl – Southern Ndebele language
NBL – National Basketball League (Australia)
NBT – Nitroblue tetrazolium

NC

nC – Nanocoulomb
NC
* Network Computer
* New Caledonia
* Node Center
* Nonconsensual
* Normally Closed
* North Carolina
NCA – National Command Authority
NC3A or NC³A – NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency
NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAR – U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCB – National Codification Bureau
NCCAM – U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NCCUSL – National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
NCDDR – U.S. National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
NCES
* U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
* Net-Centric Enterprise Services
NCI – U.S. National Cancer Institute
NCIS
* National Criminal Intelligence Service
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NCL – New Caledonia
NCLR – National Council of La Raza
NCMO – No Commitment Make Out
NCND
* Noncircumvention and Nondisclosure
* Neither Confirm Nor Deny
NCO – Noncommissioned Officer
NCP – Net Contracted Purchases
NCR – National Cash Register Co.
NCTR – Noncooperative Target Recognition
NCW – Network Centric Warfare

ND

nd – Northern Ndebele language
Nd – Neodymium
N.D. – Nobilis Domina
ND
* Nondisclosure
* North Dakota
NDA - Non-Disclosure Agreement
NDAA – U.S. National Defense Authorization Act
NDBP – Non-Departmental Public Body
NDC - National Drug Code
NDCC – New Directions Counseling Center
nde – Northern Ndebele language
NDH
* Neue Deutsche Härte
* Nezavisna Država Hrvatska
ndo – Ndonga language
N-dof or NDOF – Number of Degrees of Freedom
NDP – New Democratic Party (Canada)
NDS – Nintendo DS
NDU – National Defense University

NE

ne – Nepali language
Ne – Neon
NE
* Nebraska
* Niger
* North-East
NEA
* National Education Association
* Near-Earth Asteroid
* Nuclear Energy Agency
NEAT
* Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking -
* National Emergency Access Target
NEC
* Network-enabled capability
* Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
* Nippon Electric Company, the original English-language name of the company now known as NEC
* Northeast Conference
NED – Netherlands
NECTEC – National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
NEI
*
* Not Enough Information
*
NEIC
* U.S. National Earthquake Information Center
* National Economic Intelligence Committee
* National Energy Information Center
* National Enforcement Investigations Center
nem con – nemine contradicente
nem diss – nemine dissentiente
NEMS – National Energy Modeling System
NEO
* Near-Earth Object
* Non-combatant Evacuation Operations
nep – Nepali language
NEPA – National Environmental Policy Act
NER – Niger
NERF - Non-Expanding Recreational Foam
NERICA – New Rice for Africa
NESDIS – National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
NESP – NSA/CSS Enterprise Standards Program
NESS-T – Near-Earth Space Surveillance – Terrestrial project
NET
* National Educational Television
* NCAA Evaluation Tool, a metric used in the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournament selection process
NETCU – National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit
NETL – National Energy Technology Laboratory
NETWARS – Network Warfare Simulation
NEWHA – New England Women's Hockey Alliance
NEWS
* Navy Electronic Warfare Simulator
* North, East, West, South
NEX – Navy EXchange

NF

nF – Nanofarad
NF
* Newfoundland (and Labrador)
* Norfolk Island
NFA
* National Firearms Act
* No-Fire Area
NFC
* National Football Conference
* Near-field communication
NFER – National Foundation for Educational Research
NFG – No F**king Good
NFHS – National Federation of State High School Associations
NFI – Not F****** Interested
NFK – Norfolk Island
NFL
* National Football League
* National Forensic League, original name of the National Speech and Debate Association
* No-Fire Line
Nfld – Newfoundland
NFPA – National Fluid Power Association
NFT
* Neurofibrillary tangle
* No Further Text
* Non-fungible token
NFS
* Network File System

NG

ng – Nanogram – Ndonga language
NG
* Natural Gas
* Next Generation
* Niger
* Nigeria
NGA
* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* Nigeria
NGH – Northern General Hospital
ngl – Not gonna lie
NGATS – New Generation Army Targetry System
NGIC – National Ground Intelligence Center
NGN – Nigerian naira
NGO – non-governmental organization
NGR – Nigeria
NGS – Naval Gunfire Support

NH

nH – Nanohenry
NH – New Hampshire – New Hebrides – Vanuatu
N.H. – Nobilis Homo
NHANES – National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHB – New Hebrides
NHB – No holds barred
NHL – National Hockey League
NHO – Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon
NHRA – National Hot Rod Association
NHS – National Health Service

NI

Ni – Nickel
NI
* Nicaragua
* Nigeria
NIAAA – U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAID – National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease
NIAG – NATO Industrial Advisory Group
NIAMD – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
NIB – New In Box
NIBP – Non-invasive blood pressure monitor
NIC
* Network Interface Card
* Nicaragua
NicA – Nicotine Anonymous
NICAP – National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena
NICE – UK. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICHD – National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NICP – National Inventory Control Point
NIDDK – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
NIDRR –
NIEHS – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIG – Niger
NIH
* National Institutes of Health
* Not Invented Here
NIIN – National Item Identification Number
NIL
* Name, image, and likeness
* Nanoimprint lithography
* Nomina im Indogermanischen Lexikon – etymological dictionary of Proto-Indo-European nominals
NIMA – National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard
NIMG – Not In My Generation
NiMH – nickel metal hydride
NIMH
* National Institute of Medical Herbalists
* National Institute of Mental Health
NIN – Nine Inch Nails
NIO – Nicaraguayan cordoba oro
NIOSH – National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIPR – National Institute of Polar Research
NIPT - Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
NIR – Northern Ireland
NISAC – U.S. National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center
NISCAP – NSA Information System Certification and Accreditation Program
NISER – National Institute of Science Education and Research
NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIT
* National Invitation Tournament
* National Institutes of Technology
NITFS – National Imagery Transmission Format Standard
NIU – Niue
NIV
* New International Version
* Non-invasive ventilation

NJ

NK

nK – Nanokelvin
NKA – No Known Allergies
N/K/A – Now Known As
NKJV – New King James Version
NKVD – ''Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del''

NL

nl – Dutch language
nL – Nanolitre
NL
* Netherlands
* Newfoundland and Labrador
NLB – Non-Linear Battlefield
nld – Dutch language
NLD – Netherlands
NLF – National Liberation Front
NLL – National Lacrosse League
NLIC - NetLicensing
NLOS-LS – Non Line Of Sight-Launch System
NLP
* Natural Language Processing
* Neuro-Linguistic Programming
NLW – Non-Lethal Weapon

NM

nm – nanometer
nm, NM – Nautical mile
N·m, Nm – Newton meter
NM – New Mexico
NMCI – Navy Marine Corps Intranet
NMCS – Not Mission Capable Supply
NMD – U.S. National Missile Defense
NMN – No middle name
NMOS – N-type/Negative Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor transistor
NMSG – NATO Modelling and Simulation Group
NMR – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NMHNFG – Not Made Here, No Fucking Good

NN

nn – Norwegian Nynorsk language
nN – Nanonewton
NNW – North North-East
nno – Norwegian Nynorsk language
NNSA – U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
NNW – North North-West

NO

no – Norwegian language
No – Nobelium
NO
* Nitric Oxide
* Normally Open
* Norway
NOAA – U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAF – Norwegian Air Force
NOAO – National Optical Astronomy Observatory
nob – Norwegian Bokmål language
NOC – UK. National Oceanography Centre
NODEF – NATO Oceanographic Data Exchange Format
No-FEAR – Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Retaliation Act
NOK – Norwegian krone
NOLA – New Orleans, Louisiana
NOGI – New Orleans Grande Isle
NOLF – Navy OutLying Field
NOM – Novus Ordo Missae or New Ordinary of the Mass
NOME – Not on Mars Either
NoMBO – Non-mine, Mine-like Bottom Object
NOME – Not on Mars Either
NOPA – National Office Products Alliance – National Office Products Association
nor – Norwegian language
NOR – Norway
NORAD – North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORCECA – North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
NORELPREF – No religious preference
NORML – National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
NORTHAG – Northern Army Group
NOS
* Network Operating System
* New Old Stock
* Nitric Oxide Synthase
NOSA – NATO OSI Security Architecture
NOTAFLOF – No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds
NOTAM – Notice to Airmen
NOW – National Organization for Women

NP

Np
* Neap tide
* Neptunium
NP
* National Permit
* Nepal
NPB – Nippon Professional Baseball
NPC
* National Postgraduate Committee
* National Provincial Championship
* Navigation Planning Chart
* Non-Player Character
NPCS – Non-Passenger Coaching stock
NPD – Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands
NPDI – New Product Development and Introduction
NPG – Needline/Network Participation Group
NPH – Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
NPL
* National Priorities List
* Nepal
NPPU - Nose Personal Protection Unit
NPOV – Neutral Point Of View
NPR
* National Public Radio
* Nepalese rupee

NQ

NQ – Dronning Maud Land
NQOCD – Not Quite Our Class, Dear.
NPO – nothing by mouth

NR

nr – Southern Ndebele language
NR – Nauru
NRA
* National Republican Army (Russia)
* National Revolutionary Army
* National Rifle Association (disambiguation)
NRAO – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
NRC
* National Register of Citizens
* National Research Council
* Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRDC – Natural Resources Defense Council
NREL – U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NRK – Norsk Rikskringkasting
NRLA – New Railway Link through the Alps
NRMP – National Resident Matching Program
NRO – U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
NRT – Near Real Time
NRTA
* National Retail Tenants Association
* National Retired Teachers Association
* Northwest Regional Transmission Association
NRU – Nauru

NS

ns – Nanosecond
nS – Nanosiemens
NS
* Norfolk Southern Railway
* Nova Scotia
* Suriname
NSA
* U.S. National Security Agency
* Naval Support Activity
* No Strings Attached
NSABB – National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
NSAID – Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
NSB – Norges Statsbaner
NSBM – National Socialist black metal
NSC – National Security Council
NSDA – National Speech and Debate Association
NSDAP – Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
NSDL – National Science Digital Library
NSG – National System for Geospatial-Intelligence
NSN – National Stock Number
NSNA – National Student Nurses' Association
NSO – National Standardization Office
NSS – Naval Simulation System
NST – Nimrod Software Team
NSTAC – National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
NSV – Nikitin-Sokolov-Volkov heavy machine gun :ru:ПулеметНСВ-12,7 "Утес"
NSW – New South Wales

NT

N/T – No text
nT – Nanotesla
NT
* National Trust
* Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone
* New Technology
* Northern Territory
* Northwest Territories
NTC
* National Training Center
* Negative Temperature Coefficient
NTDS – Naval Tactical Data System
NTP – Network Time Protocol
NTR – Network Time Reference
NTRA – National Thoroughbred Racing Association
NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board
NTSC – National Television Standards Committee
Nothing To See Here
NTV – Non-Tactical Vehicle
NTY – Not Tested Yet; No Thank You
NTZ – Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone

NU

NU
* Nicaragua
* Niue
* Nunavut
NUI – No user interface
NUL
* Null character
* National Urban League
NUTS – Nuclear Utilization Target Selection
NUWC – U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center

NV

nv – Navajo language
nV – Nanovolt
NV
* Naamloze vennootschap
* Nevada
NVEOL – Night Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratory
NVESD – CERDEC Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
NVG – Night Vision Goggles
NVL – Night Vision Laboratory

NW

nW – Nanowatt
NW – North-West
NW – Nuclear Weapon
NWA – National Wrestling Alliance
NWF – National Wildlife Federation
NWFZ – Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
NWHN – U.S. National Women's Health Network
nWo – New World Order
NWOAHM – New Wave of American Heavy Metal
NWOBHM – New wave of British heavy metal
NWRA – National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
NWSL - National Women's Soccer League
NWT – North-West Territories

NX

NX
* Part of computer memory marked as "no execute"
* Automobile made by Nissan
* unit of illuminance
* National Express
* Net exports
NXA – 21st arcade game in the Pump It Up series
NXD – Native XML
NXE – New Xbox Experience
NXG – New Cross Gate station
NXL – National XBall League
NXN – Nike Cross Nationals
NXP – "Next Experience" Semiconductors

NY

ny – Chichewa language
NY – New York
nya – Chichewa language
NYHA – New York Heart Association
NYO – National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
NYRA
* National Youth Rights Association
* New York Racing Association
NYSE – New York Stock Exchange
NYT (disambiguation) – ''The New York Times''

NZ

NZ – New Zealand
NZC – New Zealand Cricket
NZD – New Zealand dollar
NZL – New Zealand
NzL – Noze looan
NZOSS – New Zealand Open Source Society
NZR
* New Zealand Railways
* New Zealand Rugby
NZRU – New Zealand Rugby Union, the former name of the organisation now known as New Zealand Rugby