Lost Acronyms, Abbreviations & Initialisations

[67Dino]

The other day my mind wandered onto the common acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms that 30 years ago most people would have known, but now, no one under 25 would have a clue what they meant.

I thought of a few, so there’s a little quiz below. Know what they are? If so, what other lost acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms can you think of?

ACAS
ASA
C&A
C60 and C90
CND
DLT
F15
GPRS
HP7
HS125
ISO9000
MC
Me109
MFI
MNX
MW
OPEC
Ps & Qs
RS232
UHT
VHS
Y2K
YTS

[595Heaven]

ISDN

[NNH]

UHF and VHF
DERV

[mywifeshusband]

LSD

[The Ors]

UB40
EEC

[Mr Pointy]

595Heaven said:

ISDN

Still in use

[ApOrbital]

WD40

[Cold]

UOKHUN

[P5BNij]

M&S
S&M
SM

(Started my gainful employment on the YTS!)

[magooagain]

BJ.

[Dogwatch]

P5BNij said:

M&S
S&M

The Detectives! When Jasper Carrott got it wrong going undercover.....

BEA
BOAC

[davhill]

Dogwatch said:

The Detectives! When Jasper Carrott got it wrong going undercover.....

I remember a couple of good lines from when Robert Powell was quizzing a little girl at her door in a block of flats..

RP: "What's yer name then?"
LG: "Olivia."
RP: "I know you live 'ere. What's yer name?"

And then he told about an incident in an airport, where he had to face a terrorist with
a Baryshnikov.

[Mort7]

NNH said:

UHF and VHF

SW, MW, LW.

Is WYSIWYG still in use?

Edited to add: Y2K. Who could forget?

Edited by Mort7 on Sunday 10th November 17:25

[Nimby]

SCSI

[67Dino]

Here’s a few more nostalgic abbreviations....

CSE
LWT
B&H

[can't remember]

DHSS. Only the legendary HMHB keeping it alive.

[TonyToniTone]

POSH

I didn't realise it was an acronym until I watched Laundromat.

[cml24]

I'm 31 and in a technical profession. From the list in the OP, I recognise about 30% and they're mostly technical ones! No idea what lots of them are...

[cml24]

Maybe closer to 50% now I've had another look.

[br d]

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