ASC

From Scandia

A

ACT-D

Alliance for Combined Trade and Defense

AG

Aktiengesellschaft—Stock Corporation, a business form used in Schwerdt

ALM

Abacon Peoples Liberation Movement—a political movement in Abaco

E

EELA

Electrique et Lumière Anguille—electric utility company in Csorgyos, Haromszek

EFR

Electronic Funds Request—a method for transferring control of funds via an electronic network instead of physically transporting money or documents

eG

eingetragene Genossenschaft—Registered Cooperative, a business form used in Schwerdt

eK

eingetragener Kaufmann—Business (sole proprietorship), a business form used in Schwerdt

eV

eingetragener Verein—Registered Association, a business form used in Schwerdt

F

FUNDS

Financial Union of National Deposit Banks Service Ltd.—international association of central banks for cross-border monetary transfers

G

GARTTERS

General Agreement for Reformed Teuvian Trade Excellence Regionally and Scandia-wide, the trade agreement between Higher Teuvia and Schwerdt which is the underpinning of the Teuvian Made branding

Ges

Gesellschaft—Company (sole proprietorship), a business form used in Schwerdt

GmbH

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung—Company with Limited Liabilty, a business form used in Schwerdt

gGmbH

gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung—Non-profit Company with Limited Liability, a business form used in Schwerdt

I

ITA

International Trade Agency, the statistics arm of the World Economic Organization

ITCA

International Telecommunications Coordination Agency—standards organization for global telecommunications connectivity and interoperability

K

KDK

Kâpitæ Dîçtrîktæ Komsomol—capital district of Komsomol, Zîrkæ

KG

Kommanditgesellschaft—Limited Liability Partnership, a business form used in Schwerdt

KGaA

Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien—Limited Partnership with Share Capital, a business form used in Schwerdt

KIÇRÇ

Komsomol Inür-Çîti Relbæn Çiçtem—regional rail service in the capital district of Komsomol, Zîrkæ

KMT

Komsomol Metrôpolitænæ Trânçport—public transit agency for Komsomol, Zîrkæ. Also the Ingallish name for Komsomol Mean Time.

M

MNTV

Mætçgâpÿ Nâzônæl Trânçportæ Vrâgt —Zîrkænian national rail company for freight services. Part of the NMZ Holding.

N

NÆM

Nâzônæl Ærônæmül Mætçgâpÿ—National airline of Zîrkæ.

NEWS

News and Educational Wire Service GmbH—a news publisher and wire service headquartered in Schwerdt with offices across Scandia.

NMZ

Nâžônæl Metâlbæn Zîrkæ—National railways of Zîrkæ.

NO

Network Overlords—top-level domain coordinating agency for scandianet

O

OHG

offene Handelsgesellschaft—Ordinary Partnership, a business form used in Schwerdt

OKA

Oberkommando den Auslandswaffe—High Command of Overseas Forces, a component of the Schwerdtan Military Services

OKH

Oberkommando den Heimwehr—High Command of Home Defense, a component of the Schwerdtan Military Services

OKL

Oberkommando des Luftwaffe—High Command of Aerospace Defense, a component of the Schwerdtan Military Services

OKM

Oberkommando den Militarstütze—High Command of Military Support, a component of the Schwerdtan Military Services

OKW

Oberkommando der Wehrdiensten—High Command of the Military Services, the command and control authority of the Schwerdtan Military Services

P

PIC

Product Identification Code, typically displayed on merchandise as a barcode

R

ℜ

Reichsmark—primary currency in Schwerdt

RID

Reichsintelligenzdienste (Realm Intelligence Services)—the national intelligence agency of Schwerdt

RM

Reichsmark—primary currency in Schwerdt (rarely used in Schwerdt, but more common elsewhere when the official symbol (ℜ) cannot be rendered

RPZ

Republikæ Populîç Zîrkæ—Peoples Republic of Zîrkæ

RSG

Reichs Strafsgerichten—Realm Criminal Code, the criminal laws of Schwerdt

RVZ

Reichsvereinigtes Zivilrechten—Realm Consolidated Civil Law, the civil and administrative code of Schwerdt

S

SAT

Scandian Atomic Timepiece—an atomic-powered and modulated timekeeping device that is accurate to within one-billionth of a second. The official SAT keeps Scandian Mean Time (SMT) although there are several similar such clocks

SB

Schwerdtesbahn AG—national railway of Schwerdt

SBAG

Schwerdtes Börse AG—national stock exchange of Schwerdt; headquartered in Kapitalstadt

SCUN

Scandian United Nations

SIC

Scandian Industrial Categories—a standardized means to group and compare businesses across Scandia

SMT

Scandian Mean Time

SRS

Social Republic of Schwerdt or Sozialrepublik Schwerdt

SSB

Schwerdter Sportbund or Schwerdtan Sport Federation—the umbrella national sport organization in Schwerdt

SSP

Scandianet Service Provider—an organization or business that provides a means of connecting to scandianet

STT

South Teuvian Time—Scandian Mean Time (SMT) +6 hours

STUFF GmbH

Stärketeuvianische Überseehandel-und-fabrikatensfirma GmbH—joint venture marketing consortia of companies in Hochteuvien and Schwerdt; owner of the Teuvian Made brand

T

TLA

Three letter acronym, such as ASC which stands for acronyms for scandian understanding

TLD

Top-level domain—a means for organizing scandianet along national lines

W

WE-PICS

World Economic Product Identification Code Standard—protocol established by the International Trade Agency for product identification codes

WEO

World Economic Organization—A trade promotion organization

Z

ZKS

Zîrkænian Stîrr—currency of Zîrkæ and the Mîrson Republic