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The following are the abbreviations frequently used by Singaporeans who can usually understand most of them, with little or no context.

• 4D - 4-Digits, a Singapore lottery
• 5 C's - 5 C's of Singapore: Cash, Car, Credit card, Condominium, Country club
• A*Star - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
• AA - Asian Aerospace
• ACS - Anglo-Chinese School
• ACJC - Anglo-Chinese Junior College
• AJC - Anderson Junior College
• AMK - Ang Mo Kio
• AMP - Association of Muslim Professionals
• AYE - Ayer Rajah Expressway
• BGR - (slang) Boy-girl relationship
• BKE - Bukit Timah Expressway
• BMT - Basic Military Training
• CAAS - Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
• CBD - Central Business District
• CCA - Co-curricular activity
• CCC - Citizen's Consultative Committee/Chinese Chamber of Commerce
• CDAC - Chinese Development Assistance Council
• CDC - Community Development Council
• CHIJ - Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus
• CHIJMES - CHIJMES, Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Middle Education School
• CMI - (slang) cannot make it
• CNB - Central Narcotics Bureau
• CIP - Community Involvement Project
• CJC - Catholic Junior College
• COE - Certificate of Entitlement
• CPF - Central Provident Fund
• CPIB - Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
• CTE - Central Expressway
• CWO - Corrective Work Order
• DART - Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
• DSTA - Defence Science and Technology Agency (pronounced Des-STA)
• DBS - DBS Bank, Development Bank of Singapore
• Dr. M - Mahathir bin Mohamad (from Manglish)
• ECP - East Coast Parkway
• EDB - Economic Development Board
• ERP - Electronic Road Pricing
• GCE - General Certificate of Education
• GCT - Goh Chok Tong
• GEP - Gifted Education Programme
• GRC - Group representation constituency
• GST - Goods and Services Tax
• HCI - Hwa Chong Institution
• HDB - Housing Development Board
• HPB - Health Promotion Board
• HSA - Health Sciences Authority
• IC - Identity card, or In charge
• IDA - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
• IP - Integrated Programme
• IR - Integrated Resort
• ISA - Internal Security Act
• ISD - Internal Security Department
• ITE - Institute of Technical Education
• JB - Johor Bahru
• JBJ- Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam
• JJC - Jurong Junior College
• JTC - JTC Corporation, Jurong Town Corporation
• KIV - Keep In View; refers to items, documents or papers that should be kept around for later consideration
• KJE - Kranji Expressway
• KK - Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital
• LKY - Lee Kuan Yew
• LRT - Light Rapid Transit
• LTA - Land Transport Authority
• MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore
• MC - Medical Certificate
• MCD - Ministry of Community Development
• MCS - Methodist Church in Singapore
• MDA - Media Development Authority
• MENDAKI - MENDAKI (Council for the Development of Singapore Muslim Community)
• MGS - Methodist Girls' School
• MINDEF - Ministry of Defence (Singapore)
• MOE - Ministry of Education (Singapore)
• MOM - Ministry of Manpower
• MRT - Mass Rapid Transit
• MUIS - Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore)
• NCC - National Cadet Corps (Singapore)
• NCMP - Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
• NCSS - National Council of Social Service
• NDP - National Day Parade
• NEA - National Environment Agency
• NETS - Network for Electronic Transfers
• NIE - National Institute of Education
• NJC - National Junior College
• NKF - National Kidney Foundation Singapore
• NLB - National Library Board
• NMP - Nominated Member of Parliament
• NP - Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• NPCC - National Police Cadet Corps
• NRIC - National Registration Identity Card (identity card)
• NS - National Service in Singapore
• NSF - National Service in Singapore as a Fulltime occupation from drafting until ORD (see below)
• NSTB - National Science and Technology Board
• NTC - National Technical Certificate
• NTU - Nanyang Technological University
• NTUC - National Trade Union Congress
• NUH - National University Hospital
• NUS - National University of Singapore
• NYP - Nanyang Polytechnic
• NYJC - Nanyang Junior College
• OB - Out of Bounds (see OB marker)
• OBS - Outward Bound School
• OCBC - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
• ORD - Operationally Ready Date, refers to the date on which a National Serviceman completes his 2-year term of service.
• PA - People's Association
• PAP - People's Action Party
• PCK - Phua Chu Kang, a popular TV sitcom
• PE - Physical education
• PIE - Pan Island Expressway
• POSB - Post Office Savings Bank, Singapore
• POSBank - POSBank, also Post Office Savings Bank
• PSA - as in PSA International, Port of Singapore Authority
• PSC - Public Service Commission (Singapore)
• PSLE - Primary School Leaving Examination
• PUB - Public Utilities Board
• PWD - Public Works Department
• RC - Residents' Committee
• RCS - Radio Corporation of Singapore
• RGS - Raffles Girls' School
• RI - Raffles Institution
• RJC - Raffles Junior College
• ROM - Registry of Marriages
• RP - Republic Polytechnic
• RSAF - Republic of Singapore Air Force
• RSN - Republic of Singapore Navy
• SAF - Singapore Armed Forces
• SAJC - St Andrew's Junior College
• SAP - Special Assistance Plan
• SBS - Singapore Bus Service
• SCDF - Singapore Civil Defence Force
• SCGS - Singapore Chinese Girls' School
• SDA - Singapore Democratic Alliance
• SDU - Social Development Unit
• SDP - Singapore Democratic Party
• SGH - Singapore General Hospital
• SGX - Singapore Exchange
• SIA - Singapore Airlines
• SINDA - Singapore Indian Development Association
• SILS - Singapore Institute of Labour Studies
• SJAB - St. John Ambulance Brigade
• SJI - St. Joseph's Institution
• SLF - Singapore Labour Foundation
• SMC - Single Member Constituency
• SMRT - Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
• SOS - (slang) Struggling in silence
• SP - Singapore Polytechnic
• SPA - School-based Practical Assessment
• SPF - Singapore Police Force
• SPH - Singapore Press Holdings Limited
• SPG - Sarong Party Girl
• SRJC - Serangoon Junior College
• SRP - Skills Redevelopment Programme
• SS - Social Studies
• SSO - Singapore Symphony Orchestra
• SYAS - San Yu Adventist School
• STAR - Special Tactics and Rescue (Singapore)
• TCS - Television Corporation of Singapore
• TIBS - Trans-Island Bus Services
• TJC - Temasek Junior College
• TP - Temasek Polytechnic
• TPJC - Tampines Junior College
• UOB - United Overseas Bank
• URA - Urban Redevelopment Authority
• VJC - Victoria Junior College
• VS - Victoria School
• VWO - Voluntary Welfare Organisation