Acronyms
GlossaryAn acronym is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the major parts of a compound term. This list explains acronyms found on the cms.hhs.gov web site and other acronyms that are commonly used. This list is not a legal document. Select one of the following letters to view the list of acronyms that begins with that letter.
Acronym | Term Sort descending |
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SIR | (Carrier) System Improvement Request |
SIRLIB | (change control for M204 user language programs software) |
OTA | (Congressional) Office of Technology Assessment |
IOU | (CWF) Identify Ownership Utility |
CALSO | (Death Termination System (SSA)) |
HUD | (Department of ) Housing & Urban Development |
HHS | (Department of) Health & Human Services (also DHHS) |
SIC | (DOL, BLS) Standard Industrial Classification |
DM&S | (DVA) Department of Medicine & Surgery |
BERT | (EDB) Beneficiary Enrollment Retrieval System |