SOME ACRONYMS

• ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations
  
• BASIC : Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
  
• EMU : European Monetary Union
  
• FLOPS : FLoating-point Operations Per Second
  
• LED : Light Emitting Diode
  
• LIFFE : London International Financial Futures Exchange
  
• MIPS : Millions of Instructions Per Second
  
• OOPS : Object-Oriented Programming System
  
• PERT : Programme Evaluation and Review Technique
  
• SAD : Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder
  
• SALT : Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
  
• SAT : Standard Assessment Test
  
• SERPS : State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme
  
• SIDS : Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  
• SOGAT : Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
  
• TINA : There Is No Alternative
  
• UEFA : Union of European Football Associations
  
• WIMP : Windows, Icons, Mouse and Printer