List of acronyms: L

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter L.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – Megahertz)

(Main list of acronyms)

  • L – (s) Fifty (in Roman numerals) – (i) Label – Lap – Large – Laser (US military aircraft basic mission designation) – Latin – Left – (s) Litre – (i) Low (transmissions)

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  • LC – (i) Line of Contact – (s) Saint Lucia (ISO 3166 digram)
  • LC2IEDM or LC2IEDM – (i) Land C2IEDM (q.v.)
  • LCA – (s) Saint Lucia (ISO 3166 trigram)
  • LCC – (i) Land Component Commander
  • LCCP – (i) Light Contingency Communications Package
  • LCD – (i) Liquid Crystal Display
  • LCE – (i) Leaving Certificate Examination – Load Carrying Equipment – London Commodity Exchange
  • LCM – (i) Least/Lowest Common Multiple
  • LCol – (s) Lieutenant-Colonel (Canada, UK)
  • LCS - League of Legends Championship Series

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LF

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LH

LI

LJ

LK

LL
  • l. l. – loco laudato (Latin: "in the place quoted")
  • LL – (i) Land Line (telephone) – Last Log – Late Latin – Left Limit – Lex Luthor (Superman character) – Light Line – Limited Liability – Linked List – Little League
  • LLAD – (i) Low Level Air Defence
  • LLB – (i) Legum Baccalaureus (Latin: Bachelor of Laws)
  • LLC – (i) Limited Liability Company
  • LLGC – (i) Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (National Library of Wales) – London Lesbian and Gay Centre
  • LLLTV – (i) Low-Light Level Television
  • LLNL – (i) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • LLP – (i) Limited Liability Partnership
  • LLTI – (i) Limiting Long-Term Illness – Long Lead Time Item
  • LLTR – (i) Low-Level Transit Route

LM

LN
(i) London North Eastern Railway railway operator established in 2018 in the United Kingdom

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LR
  • Lr – (s) Lawrencium
  • LR – (s) Liberia (ISO 3166 digram)
  • LRAD – (i) Long Range Acoustic Device ("ell-rad")
  • LRAS3 or LRAS3 – (i) Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System
  • LR-ATGW – (i) Long-Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapon
  • LRC – (i) Logistics Readiness Center
  • LRD – (s) Liberian dollar (ISO 4217 currency code)
  • LRF – (p) Laser rangefinder – (i) Low Readiness Forces
  • LRGW – (i) Long-Range Guided Weapon
  • LRICBM – (i) Limited Range ICBM
  • LRIP – (i) Low Rate Initial Production
  • LRP – (i) Logistics Release Point
  • LRPE – (i) Long-Range Planning Element
  • LRS – (i) Long Range Surveillance
  • LRU – (i) Line-Replaceable Unit

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References
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