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Business, workplace and management acronyms explained.
ILS
International Launch Services
company
IP
International Paper
American pulp and paper company
IUP
International Universities Press
academic publishing company
KR
Kenya Railways Corporation
state-owned Kenyan railway company
LEA
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
American publishing company (1973-)
LLC
limited liability company
US form of a private limited company
LLP
limited liability partnership
partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities
MDR
Macrodata Refinement
part of a fictional company in Severance
MSA
Machine Sazi Arak
manufacturing company in Arak, Iran
OCP
Omni Consumer Product
fictional company in the RoboCop media franchise
OMG
Overstory Media Group
Canadian media company
OSI
Open Society Foundations
international grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros
PLC
private limited company
type of company used in many jurisdictions; use specific QIDs like Q149789 for the US or others for your country
PNR
Philippine National Railways
government-owned rail transport company in the Philippines
POC
Pocket Opera Company
German mobile opera company
PPP
public–private partnership
government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies
PSR
ProSpecieRara
company
RBI
Restaurant Brands International
Canadian–American multinational fast food holding corporation
SAG
Siemens
German multinational conglomerate company
SAR
Saudi Arabia Railways
state-owned rail company in Saudi Arabia
SB
Shoot boxing
combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan
SBB
Swiss Federal Railways
national railway company of Switzerland
SE
Societas Europaea
legal form for stock corporations in the European Union
SEL
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
worldwide power systems company
SHS
Siemens Healthineers
German company
SMART
Small firms' Merit Award for Research and Technology
discretionary business grant scheme run by the UK Department of Trade and Industry
SMC
Sony Music Canada
Canadian record company; local branch of Sony Music Entertainment
SMS
Sony Music Solutions
Japan company engaged in the entertainment solution business
SSC
Swedish Space Corporation
company in Sweden
TAI
Turkish Aerospace Industries
aerospace manufacturer, largest aerospace company in Turkey
TDL
Tokyo Disneyland
theme park in Japan, owned by The Oriental Land Company
TFC
Tohokushinsha Film
Film Corporation in Japan
TST
Tsim Sha Tsui
tourist and commercial area in Hong Kong
UI
The United Illuminating Company
electric distribution company in Connecticut, now part of Avangrid
WBR
Warner Bros. Records Inc.
American record company, 1958–2019
X23
Brain Labs
Romanian company