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ABB |
- Asea Brown Boven, Ltd (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Industrial Automation - a manufacturer of power and automation products, see [ www.abb.com
] )
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AC |
- Alternating Current (consumer electronics, Miscellaneous - usually signifies an item requiring a household electric current, i.e. be plugged into an electric socket as opposed to being powered by batteries)
- Air Conditioning (motor vehicles, Features - a feature found in most modern vehicles that is designed to keep the occupants cool during warm/hot days, see also A/C)
- Allis-Chalmers (business and industrial, Tractors - a manufacturer of tractors and farm equipment, see [ www.allischalmers.com
]) 
- Atlantic City (collectibles, Casino - a city in New Jersey renowned for is casinos and gambling)
- Auxiliary Coal (collectibles, Militaria/collectibles, Boats and Ships - a classification prefix code for U.S. Navy ships)
- Artist Choice (collectibles, Disneyana - items, usually pins, made by various Disney Design Group Artists)
- Acres (real estate - used to describe how much land is associated with a particular property. Usually seen like '10 Ac'. 1-acre equals 43,560 square feet or 4,840 square yards)
- American Character (dolls and bears, Lines and Series - a manufacturer of dolls from 1919-1968)
- Answer Center (other, Site Specific/other, eBay - an area of the site where you can get answers from experienced eBay members, see [ pages.ebay.com/community/answercenter/index.html
])
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ACCO |
- American Clip COmpany (business and industrial, Office and Printing - a manufacturer of office products, see [ www.accobrands.com
] )
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ACV |
- Alternating Current Voltage (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Test Equipment - a parameter measured by multimeter's)

- Auxiliary Carrier Vessel (collectibles, Militaria/collectibles, Boats and Ships - a classification prefix code for U.S. Navy ships)
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ADC |
- Alliance Datacom (computers and networking, Networking/computers and networking, Telecom Systems - a company that specializes in repairing networking products, including new and refurbished Kentrox equipment. See [ www.alliancedatacom.com
])
- Apple Display Connector (computers and networking, Accessories/computers and networking, Cables and Connectors - refers to DVI to ADC connectors for the Macintosh)
- American Diecast Company (toys, Diecast Vehicles/toys, Manufacturers and Brands - a diecast car manufacturer, see [ www.american-diecast.com
])
- American Diagnostic Corporation (health and beauty, Medical and Special Needs/health and beauty, Monitoring and Testing/business and industrial, Healthcare/business and industrial, Medical Instruments - a New York-based manufacturer of stethoscopes, blood pressure equipment, thermometers, and other diagnostic equipment. See [ www.adctoday.com
] ) 
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AED |
- Automated External Defibrillator (business and industrial, Healthcare/business and industrial, Medical Equipment/business and industrial, Emergency and EMT - a portable device that automatically diagnoses potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias in a patient then treats it by delivering an electric shock)
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AEG |
- [Airsoft/Automatic] Electric Gun (sports, Airsoft/sports, Gun Types - a type of airsoft gun whereby BBs are projected by an internal electric motor)
- Allgemeine Elektrizitats-Gesellschaft (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Industrial Automation - there automation division is now part of [ www.schneider-electric.com
]/home and garden, Tools/home and garden, Power Tools - a German tool manufacturer, see [ www.aeg-pt.com ]) 
- Alderac Entertainment Group (toys, Games/toys, Role Playing/toys, Store Chains and Manufacturers - a California-based manufacturer of TCG's, CCG's, and RPG's. See [ www.alderac.com
])
- Acoustic Electric Guitar (music, Musical Instruments/music, Guitars and String Instruments/music, Models and Series/music, Ibanez - a guitar series by Ibanez, see [ www.ibanez.com
])
- All Edges Gilt (books, By Type - all edges are covered with a very thin layer of gold foil. Note: this one is usually found in descriptions, not titles)
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AFCI |
- Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Circuit Breakers - a type of circuit breaker designed to prevent fires by sensing a non-working electrical arc and then disconnects the power, thus preventing a fire.)
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AGCO |
- Allis-Gleaner COrporation (toys, Diecast Vehicles/toys, Tractors and Construction/business and industrial, Tractors/collectibles, Advertising - a manufacturer of tractors and combines, see [ www.agcocorp.com
])
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AO |
- Adjustable Objectives (sports, Hunting/sports, Scopes and Optics and Lasers - a type of scope)
- All Original (dolls and bears, Miscellaneous - usually refers to dolls that has its original clothing, and has not been altered in anyway. May also be seen as 'A/O')
- Adults Only (video games, Ratings - an ESRB rating, 18yrs+)
- American Optical (business and industrial, Healthcare/business and industrial, Lab Equipment - a manufacturer of safety glasses/clothing, Sunglasses - a manufacturer of sunglasses, see [ www.aoeyewear.com
]) 
- Auxiliary Oiler (collectibles, Militaria/collectibles, Boats and Ships - a classification prefix code for U.S. Navy ships)
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AOI |
- Automated Optical Inspection (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Semiconductor and PCB Equipment - a type of defect detection, inspection, and measuring equipment)
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ASEA |
- Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (business and industrial, Electrical and Test Equipment/business and industrial, Industrial Automation - a Swedish company, now part of ABB)
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ASP |
- Acceleration, Speed, Performance (toys, Radio Controlled/toys, RC Manufacturers - an RC engine manufacturer)
- Assault System Pod (toys, GI Joe/toys, Vehicles and Weapons - referring to the 'Cobra ASP', a flying Cobra attack weapon)
- Armament Systems and Procedures (business and industrial, Industrial Supply/business and industrial, Government and Public Safety - a baton and cuff manufacturer, see [ www.asp-net.com
]) 
- Active Server Pages (books, Computers - a server-side scripting language for creating web pages)
- Aspherical (cameras and photo, Lenses/cameras and photo, Canon/cameras and photo, Sigma/cameras and photo, Nikon - a series of lenses by Canon, Sigma, and Nikon)
- Average Sell Price (other, Miscellaneous - the price at which items sell on average)
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ATB |
- America The Beautiful (coins, Denominations/coins, Quarter - a series of quarters issued by the United States Mint from 2010 until at least 2021)
- All Terrain Bicycle (sports, Cycling/sports, Athletic Apparel - a type of bicycle created for off-road cycling, see also MTB)
- All Terrain Binocular (sports, Hunting/sports, Scopes and Optics and Lasers/cameras and photo, Binoculars - a rugged and waterproof line of binocular's by Nikon)
- Andre TanneBerger (music, Music and Records/music, By Bands and Artists/music, Beginning with A - a German DJ, musician and producer of electronic dance music. See [ www.atb-music.com
])
- Alternate Top Bevel (business and industrial, Manufacturing and Metalworking/business and industrial, Metalworking Tooling - a type of saw blade where the teeth alternate between a right and left hand bevel)

- All Things Boutique (clothing, Groups - listings by this group, an eBay clothes selling group)
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ATM |
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (computers and networking, Networking/computers and networking, Miscellaneous - a high-speed networking standard designed to support both voice and data communications)
- Automatic Teller Machine (business and industrial, Restaurant and Catering/business and industrial, Vending and Tabletop Concessions - a machine that dispenses money/stamps, Miscellaneous - stamps dispensed from an ATM machine)

- Atmospheres (watches, Miscellaneous - a unit of pressure used in watches to indicate water-resistance. Approximately 10 meters per ATM - a 20 ATM watch would be water resistant to 200 meters.)
- At The Moment (other, Answer Center Discussion)
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