This list of Singapore abbreviations sets out

abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

s that are commonly used in Singapore.

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Abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ''short'') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word ''abbrevia ...

s are of three basic kinds: *

Clippings Clipping may refer to: Words * Clipping (morphology), the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. "ad" from "advertisement" * Clipping (phonetics), shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel * Clipping (publication ...

, in which a shortened form of a word occurs. Common clippings in Singapore are: ''air-con'' (from "air-conditioner"), ''condo'' (from "condominium"), ''sabo'' (from "sabotage"), and ''cert'' (from "certificate"). * Acronyms, in which the initial letters are formed into a single word, such as ''scuba'', which is derived from "self-contained underwater breathing apparatus". Creation of acronyms such as this is rare in Singaporean English, though ''TIBS'' (, "Trans-Island Bus Service") and ''CISCO'' (, "Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation") are found. *

Initialism An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...

s, in which the individual letters are spelled out. This is by far the most common category in Singapore, including ''PAP'' (" People's Action Party") and ''PIE'' (" Pan-Island Expressway"), which are pronounced and respectively and never and . Some analysts regard initialisms such as these as one kind of acronym, but others prefer to distinguish between the two categories. Initialisms are extremely common in Singapore, and many have become better known and more widely used than the full form of the words they represent. One example is the Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, which is more commonly referred to as ''KKH.'' The most important category of Singapore initialisms are those for government departments and public institutions. Among the earliest examples are ''PUB'' ("Public Utilities Board") and ''HDB'' ("Housing Development Board"). Abbreviations such as these were especially important in the past when most Singaporeans were not educated in English, and their use facilitated communication in the public services where the main administrative language is English. Government departments have therefore promoted the use of these initialisms, so they occur even in non-English publications. Although the younger generation of Singaporeans are now all educated in English, abbreviations remain a major characteristic of Singapore English. There are efforts to maintain some consistency among the initialisms. Three letters are used for government institutions (''PUB'', ''HDB'', ''CPF'', ''MOH'', ''CWO'') and for expressways (''AYE'', ''PIE'', ''KJE''), while two letters are used for polytechnics (''SP'', ''RP''). To maintain this consistency, some abbreviations are not direct initials; for example ''CTE'' is used for "Central Expressway" instead of *''CE'', and ''NP'' is used for "Ngee Ann Polytechnic" instead of *''NAP''. When the

Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...

(''NTU'') was established in 1991, the name was chosen instead of the alternative "Nanyang University of Technology" because the latter would have resulted in the unsuitable ''NUT''. While

Anderson Secondary School Anderson Secondary School (ANDSS) is a co-educational government autonomous school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore offering education for Secondary 1 to Secondary 5. It became an autonomous school in 1994 and was one of the pioneer autonomous schools in ...

has shortened its name to ''ANDSS'' instead of ''ASS''. Recently, there have emerged a number of unconventional abbreviations, such as ''A*STAR'' for ''Agency for Science, Technology and Research''.) When ''SAFTI'' (Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute) was reorganised in 1995, it acquired the name SAFTI Military Institute, further abbreviated as ''SAFTI MI'', which when fully expanded would form a rather awkward title ''Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute Military Institute''.

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*4D -

4-Digits 4-Digits (abbreviation: 4-D) is a lottery in Germany, Singapore, and Malaysia. Individuals play by choosing any number from 0000 to 9999. Then, twenty-three winning numbers are drawn each time. If one of the numbers matches the one that the playe ...

, a Singapore lottery * 5 C's -

5 C's of Singapore "Five Cs of Singapore" — namely, cash, car, credit card, condominium and country club membership — is a phrase used in Singapore to refer to materialism. It was coined as a popular observational joke during the 1990s about the aspirations of ...

: Cash, Car, Credit card, Condominium, Country club * 6 C's - 6 C's of Singapore: Career, Cash, Car, Credit card, Condominium, Country club

A

* A*STAR -

Agency for Science, Technology and Research The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The agency supports R&D that is aligned to areas of competitive advantage and national needs for Singapore. ...

* AA -

Asian Aerospace Asian Aerospace (AA) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. Currently based in Hong Kong, it was held in Singapore since 1981 until disagreements between co-organisers Reed Exhibitions and Singapore Technologies in 2006 forced ...

* ACS (J) - Anglo-Chinese Junior School * ACM - Asian Civilisations Museum * ACPS - Anglo-Chinese Primary School * ACRES - Animal Concerns Research And Research Society * ACS - Anglo-Chinese School * ACS(I) -

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent Methodist secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an International Baccalaureate World School in 2005, and ha ...

* ACSBR - Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) * ACJC - Anglo-Chinese Junior College * A & G - Allen & Gledhill, a law firm * AG - Attorney-General * AGC - Attorney-General's Chambers * AHS - Anglican High School * AISS - Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School, Australian International School Singapore * AJ - ('' Pig Latin slang'') Gay (typically male) * AJC -

Anderson Junior College Anderson Junior College (AJC) was a junior college established in 1984 and located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. In 2019, it was merged wi ...

(now merged with Serangoon Junior College to form Anderson Serangoon Junior College) * ALL - Animal Lovers League * AMK - Ang Mo Kio * AMP - Association of Muslim Professionals *ANDSS - Anderson Secondary School * APP - Assistant Public Prosecutor (see also "DPP" and "PP") * APPLES - Application for Passport On-line Electronic System * AR - Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore *ASRJC -

Anderson Serangoon Junior College Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) is a junior college located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, opposite Yio Chu Kang MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. ASRJC ...

* AWARE - Association of Women for Action and Research * AWWA - Asian Women Welfare Association * AY - Academic Year * AYE -

Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the Marina Coastal Expressway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the Marina Coastal Expressway and the East Coast ...

B

* BB - Boys' Brigade * BBSS - Bukit Batok Secondary School *BC - Birth Certificate * BCA - Building and Construction Authority * BCM -

Bus Contracting Model The Bus Contracting Model (BCM), formerly known as the Government Contracting Model, is a contracting model introduced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014 for public buses in Singapore, implemented in 2016. The BCM is based on the Tran ...

* BBDC - Bukit Batok Driving Centre * BBFA - ('' internet slang'') Bui Bui Forever Alone * BBT -

Bukit Batok Bukit Batok, often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 12th most populous and ...

/ Bubble Tea * BDK - Bedok * BDS - Bedok South Secondary School * BF - Buddhist Fellowship (Singapore) * BGR - (''slang'') boy-girl relationship * BJ -

Bugis Junction Bugis Junction, formerly known as Parco Bugis Junction is an integrated development located at Victoria Street, Middle Road and North Bridge Road in Bugis, Downtown Core in Singapore. The development consists of a shopping mall, an office towe ...

* BKE -

Bukit Timah Expressway The Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) is a highway in Singapore that starts at the Pan Island Expressway in Bukit Timah and travels north to the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Johor–Singapore Causeway in Woodlands. History On 22 May 1982, tenders we ...

* BMT - Basic Military Training * BPGHS - Bukit Panjang Government High School * BPLRT - Bukit Panjang LRT Line * BPP - Bukit Panjang Plaza * BPT - Basic Police Training * BPJ - Bukit Panjang * BRT - Basic Rescue Training * BSEP - Bus Service Enhancement Programme * BTO -

Build To Order (HDB) Build to order (BTO) is a real estate development scheme enacted by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), a statutory board responsible for Singapore's public housing. First introduced in 2001, it consists of a flat allocation system that offer ...

* BTS - Baptist Theological Seminary * BTT - Basic Theory Test * BTYSS - Beatty Secondary School * BVSS - Buona Vista Secondary School * BWSS - Bowen Secondary School

C

* CAAS - Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore * CBD -

Central Business District A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

* CBP - Changi Business Park * CBPU - Central Building Plan Unit * CCA - Co-curricular activity * CCC - Chinese Chamber of Commerce; Citizen's Consultative Committee * CCHS -

Chung Cheng High School Chung Cheng High School may refer to the following secondary schools in Singapore: *Chung Cheng High School (Main), in Marine Parade *Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) Chung Cheng High School (Yishun) (CCHY) is a co-educational government-aided s ...

* CCK -

Choa Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to t ...

* CCL or CC -

Circle MRT line The Circle MRT Line (CCL) is a medium-capacity Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore operated by SMRT Corporation. It runs in a currently incomplete loop from Dhoby Ghaut station in the city area of Singapore to HarbourFront station in the so ...

* CCR - Core Central Region * CDAC -

Chinese Development Assistance Council The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC; ) is a joint development between the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI; ) is a business chamber in Singapore. The ...

* CDC - Community Development Council * CEPAS - Contactless e-Purse Application System * CHC - City Harvest Church * CHIJ - Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus * CHS - Catholic High School, Singapore * CNB - Central Narcotics Bureau * CID - Criminal Investigation Department * CIP - Community Involvement Project (now replaced by "VIA") * CIQ - Custom & Immigration Quarantine * CIS - Corporate Individual Scheme * CJ - Chief Justice * CJC - Catholic Junior College * CMC - Chinese Media & Communication * CMPB -

Central Manpower Base Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known ...

*CNA - Channel NewsAsia * COE - Certificate of Entitlement * CPF - Central Provident Fund * CPIB - Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau * CRL - Cross Island MRT line * CS -

Century Square Century Square (Chinese: 世纪广场) is a 6-storey shopping mall in Tampines, Singapore. It is located near Tampines MRT station and next to Tampines Mall. Opened in 1995, Century Square underwent expansion in 2005 and renovations in 2018. Histo ...

* CSC - Community Sports Club * CSM -

City Square Mall City Square Mall (Chinese: 城市广场; Pinyin: Chéng Shì Guǎng Chǎng) is Singapore's first eco-mall to be integrated with a urban park named City Green, located within the planning area of Kallang. The mall sits on the site of Singapore' ...

* CTE - Central Expressway *CTSS - Clementi Town Secondary School * CWO - Corrective Work Order * CWP - Causeway Point * CWS - Cat Welfare Society

D

* D & D - Dinner & Dance, a function usually organised annually by companies * D & N - Drew & Napier LLC, a law firm * DART - Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team * DBS - Development Bank of Singapore (now known as

DBS Bank DBS Bank Limited, often known as DBS, is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the Marina Bay district of Singapore. The bank was previously known as The Dev ...

) * DBSS - Design, Build and Sell Scheme * DHS - Dunman High School * DJ - District Judge * DMN -

Dunman Secondary School Dunman Secondary School (DMN) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. It was founded in 1963. School history Dunman Integrated Secondary School (1960s) Dunman Secondary School was founded in 1963 a ...

* DPP - Deputy Public Prosecutor (see also "APP" and "PP") or Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme (via ITE) * DR - Deputy Registrar of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

or the Subordinate Courts of Singapore * DSO - Defence Science Organisation * DSTA - Defence Science and Technology Agency * DTE - Downtown East * DTL or DT - Downtown MRT line

E

* EC - Executive Condominium * ECP - East Coast Park / East Coast Parkway * EDB - Economic Development Board * EDP - Endeavour Primary School * eGAP - eGovernment Action Plan *EJC - Eunoia Junior College *EP - Employment Pass or Exit Permit * ERP - Electronic Road Pricing * EWL or EW - East West MRT line * EFSS -

Edgefield Secondary School Edgefield Secondary School (EFSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Punggol, Singapore. History Mr Leong Kok Kee was assigned to Edgefield Secondary School as the Principal in 2011 by the Ministry of Education. On 12 July 2013, ...

F

* FAS - Financial Assistance Scheme * FAS -

Football Association of Singapore The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Singapore. Established in 1892 as the Singapore Football Association (SFA), it is the oldest football association in all of As ...

* FCBC -

Faith Community Baptist Church Faith Community Baptist Church (), or FCBC, is an independent charismatic megachurch in Singapore founded by Pastor Lawrence Khong in 1986. The church was one of three megachurches to make it to a list of Singapore's 10 largest charities, acc ...

* FG - Filmgarde Cineplexes * FHSS - Fuhua Secondary School * FMSS -

Fairfield Methodist Secondary School Fairfield Methodist School (Primary) and Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) are two schools located on Dover Road. Founded in 1888 as the Anglo-Chinese Girls School, they are among the oldest primary and secondary schools in Singapore. Th ...

* FMPS or FFP - Fairfield Methodist Primary School * FTT - Final Theory Test * FT - Foreign Talent

G

* GAD - Go and Die * GAS - Go-Ahead Singapore * GB - Girls' Brigade * GBTB - Gardens by the Bay * GCE - General Certificate of Education * GCM - Government Contracting Model (now replaced by Bus Contracting Model) * GCT - Goh Chok Tong * GE - Great Eastern * GEP -

Gifted Education Programme Gifted education (also known as gifted and talented education (GATE), talented and gifted programs (TAG), or G/T education) is a broad group of special practices, procedures, and theories used in the education of children who have been identified a ...

* GIS - Global Indian School * GP - Gladiolus Place * GRC - Group representation constituency * GSS -

Great Singapore Sale The Great Singapore Sale (often abbreviated as GSS or Malay: Jualan Raksasa Singapura, Chinese: 新加坡热卖会, Tamil: மாபெரும் சிங்கப்பூர் விற்பனை) is a shopping event that happens annually ...

* GST - Goods and Services Tax * GV - Golden Village * GWA - GEMS World Academy * GWC - Great World City * GYSS -

Guangyang Secondary School Guangyang Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Bishan, Singapore. It merged with Braddell-Westlake Secondary School in 2006. History Kong Yiong High School (1986) Guangyang Secondary School has its humble origin ...

H

* HCI - Hwa Chong Institution * HCJC - Hwa Chong Junior College (now merged with

The Chinese High School The Chinese High School () was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chine ...

to form Hwa Chong Institution) * HDB - Housing Development Board * HEB - Hindu Endowments Board * HG - Hougang * HOGC - Heart of God Church * HIP - Home Improvement Programme * HPB -

Health Promotion Board The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of the Government of Singapore. It was established in 2001 to act as the main driver for national health promotion and disease prevention programmes. School ...

* HPPS -

Henry Park Primary School Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers' funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools. Fo ...

* HS -

Hougang Secondary School Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...

* HSA -

Health Sciences Authority The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of the Government of Singapore. It is a multi-disciplinary agency, responsible for applying medical, pharmaceutical and scientific expertise to protect and ...

*HYSS - Hua Yi Secondary School *HSCS - Hai Sing Catholic School

I

* IC - Identity health, ''In charge'' or Identification Certificate/Card * ICBC -

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC; ) is a Chinese multinational bank. Founded as a limited company on 1 January 1984, ICBC is a state-owned commercial bank. With capital provided by the Ministry of Finance of China, the ...

* ICA -

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is a law-enforcement command within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore. ICA w ...

* ICS - International Community School of Singapore * IDA - Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore * IJC - Innova Junior College (now merged with Yishun Junior College to form Yishun Innova Junior College) *IMDA - Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore *IMH - Institute of Mental Health * IO - Investigation Officer * IP - Integrated Programme * IPPT -

Individual Physical Proficiency Test The Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) is a standard physical fitness test used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to test the basic components of physical fitness an ...

* IR - Integrated Resort * IRO - Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore * ISA - Internal Security Act * ISD -

Internal Security Department Internal Security Department may refer to: * Internal Security Department (Brunei) * Internal Security Department (Singapore) The Internal Security Department (ISD) is a domestic counter-intelligence and security agency of Singapore under the ...

* ITE - Institute of Technical Education * IUP - Interim Upgrading Programme

J

* J - Judge (''plural'': JJ) * J8 -

Junction 8 Shopping Centre Junction 8 (, stylised as JUNCTI8N) is a popular heartland shopping mall located in the centre of Bishan, Singapore, Bishan. It is located outside Bishan MRT station and Bishan Bus Interchange. The name of this shopping centre was derived from ...

* JA - Judge of Appeal (''plural'': JJA) * JB -

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. T ...

* JC - Judicial Commissioner or ''Junior College'' * JCA - Jewel Changi Airport * JBJ - Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam * JEM - Jurong East Mall * JEMP - Jurong East Modification Project * JJC - Jurong Junior College (now merged with Pioneer Junior College to form Jurong Pioneer Junior College) * JP -

Jurong Point Shopping Mall Jurong Point (Chinese:裕廊坊) is a large regional shopping mall in the precinct of Jurong West Central in Jurong West, Singapore. It is next to Boon Lay MRT station and Boon Lay Bus Interchange. It is currently the largest shopping mall in ...

*JPJC -

Jurong Pioneer Junior College Jurong Pioneer Junior College (JPJC) is a junior college in Singapore offering a two-year pre-university course leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. The college was formed from the merger of Jurong Junior Colleg ...

* JPS - Jagoh Primary School * JRL or JR - Jurong Region MRT line *JSS - Jurong Secondary School * JTC - Jurong Town Corporation (now known as JTC Corporation)

K

* KIV - Keep In View; refers to items, documents or papers that should be kept around for later consideration * KJE - Kranji Expressway * KK - Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital * KL - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia * KMSPKS -

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery The Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (also the ''Bright Hill Pujue Chan Monastery'') (), is a Buddhist temple and monastery in Bishan, Singapore. Built by Zhuan Dao in the early 20th century to propagate Buddhism and to provide lodging ...

* KPE - Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway * KTPH -

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Abbreviation: KTPH) is a 795-bed general and acute care hospital located at Yishun in Singapore. Named after Singaporean hotelier, Khoo Teck Puat, the hospital is part of an integrated development together with the ad ...

L

* LCK - Lim Chu Kang * LCCS - Lutheran Community Care Services * LHL - Lee Hsien Loong * LKCM - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU * LKY - Lee Kuan Yew * LRT - Light Rapid Transit * LTA -

Land Transport Authority The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore. History Incorporation of Land Transport Authority Land Transport Authority (LTA) was established on 1 September 1995, f ...

* LUP - Lift Upgrading Programme * LYSS - Loyang Secondary School

M

* MAH - Mount Alvernia Hospital * MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore * MBFC - Marina Bay Financial Centre * MBLM -

Marina Bay Link Mall The Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) is a mixed-use development located along Marina Boulevard and Central Boulevard at the Downtown Core of Singapore. It consists of three office towers, two residential towers and retail space at Marina Bay ...

* MBS -

Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands (abbreviation: MBS) is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. The resort is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and at its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino prop ...

* MBSC - Marina Bay Singapore Countdown * MC - Medical Certificate * MCD - Ministry of Community Development (now MCYS) * MCE -

Marina Coastal Expressway The Marina Coastal Expressway ( Abbreviation: MCE) is the tenth of Singapore's network of expressways. Construction for the MCE began in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2013. The expressway was officially opened on 28 December that year by ...

* MCI - Ministry of Communications and Information * MCS - Methodist Church in Singapore * MCYS - Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (Singapore) * MDA -

Media Development Authority The Media Development Authority (abbreviation: MDA) was a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). History MDA was formed on 1 January 2003 by the merger of Singapore Broadcasting ...

* MDIS - Management Development Institute of Singapore * MENDAKI - Yayasan MENDAKI (formerly the Council for the Education of Muslim Children, now the Council for the Development of Singapore Muslim Community) * MGS - Methodist Girls' School * MI -

Millennia Institute Millennia Institute (MI) is a centralised institute in Singapore offering three-year pre-university education. It is currently the only pre-university centre to offer the Commerce stream apart from the traditional arts and science streams offered ...

* MJC - Meridian Junior College (now merged with Tampines Junior College to form Tampines Meridian Junior College) * MJR -

Manjusri Secondary School Manjusri Secondary School (MJR) is a co-educational government-aided secondary school in Ubi, Singapore. Named after the bodhisattva Manjusri, it was established by the Singapore Buddhist Federation in 1982 and affiliated to two primary school ...

* MINDEF -

Ministry of Defence (Singapore) The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF; ms, Kementerian Pertahanan; zh, 新加坡国防部; ta, தற்காப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national defence of Sing ...

* MINDS - Movement For The Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore * MOE -

Ministry of Education (Singapore) The Ministry of Education (MOE; ms, Kementerian Pendidikan; zh, 教育部; ta, கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and impleme ...

* MOF - Ministry of Finance (Singapore) * MOH - Ministry of Health (Singapore) * MOM -

Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) The Ministry of Manpower (MOM; ms, Kementerian Tenaga Manusia; zh, 新加坡人力部; ta, மனிதவள அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies r ...

* MOS - Minister of State * MRT - Mass Rapid Transit *MSCP - Multi Storey Car Park *MSHS - Maris Stella High School * MSL - Marsiling Secondary School * MSS - Meridian Secondary School or Montfort Secondary School * MUIS - Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore)

N

*NAPS -

Ngee Ann Primary School Marine Parade is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore. Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of Pulau Ujong, Marine Parade serves as a buffer between the Central and East regions of the c ...

* NAFA - Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts *NAPFA - National Physical Fitness Award * NAS - National Archives of Singapore * NCC - National Cadet Corps (Singapore) or New Creation Church * NCDCC - National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (Singapore) * NCMP - Non-constituency Member of Parliament * NCS - National Computer Systems * NCSS -

National Council of Social Service The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Social and Family Development of the Government of Singapore. The organisation is the national coordinating body for Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWO ...

* NDP -

National Day Parade The National Day Parade (NDP) is an annual parade held in Singapore to commemorate its independence. Held annually on 9 August, it is the main public celebration of National Day, consists of a parade incorporating contingents of the Singapo ...

* NE -

National Education Moral and national education (MNE), initially known as Moral and civic education (MCE), was a school curriculum proposed by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong in 2012. The subject was controversial for its stance on the Chinese Communist Part ...

* NEA - National Environment Agency * NEL or NE -

North East MRT line The North East MRT line (NEL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, it is the shortest MRT line at . The line runs from HarbourFront station in southern Singapore to Punggol station in the n ...

* NETS - Network for Electronic Transfers * NHG - National Healthcare Group * NHHS - Nan Hua High School * NIE -

National Institute of Education The National Institute of Education (NIE) is an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Ranked 12th in the world and 2nd in Asia by the QS World University Rankings in the subject of Education in 2015, the ...

* NJC - National Junior College * NKF - National Kidney Foundation Singapore * NLB - National Library Board * NMP -

Nominated Member of Parliament A Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) is a member of the Parliament of Singapore who is appointed by the president. They are not affiliated to any political party and do not represent any constituency. There are currently nine NMPs in the Parl ...

* NMS - National Museum of Singapore * NP - Ngee Ann Polytechnic * NPARKS - National Parks Board * NPCC - National Police Cadet Corps * NRIC - National Registration Identity Card * NRP - Neighbourhood Renewal Programme * NS - National Service in Singapore * NSE - North–South Expressway (Singapore) * NSF - Full-time

National Servicemen In the United Kingdom, military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1920, and the second from 1939 to 1960. The last conscripted soldiers left the service in 1963. It was legally designated as "Mi ...

* NSL or NS - North South MRT line * NSTB - National Science and Technology Board * NTC - National Technical Certificate * NTFGH - Ng Teng Fong General Hospital * NTPS - New Town Primary School * NTU -

* NTUC - National Trade Union Congress * NUH - National University Hospital * NUHS - National University Health System * NUS -

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

* NUSH or NUSHS - National University of Singapore High School of Mathematics and Science * NWC - National Wages Council * NYGH - Nanyang Girls' High School * NYK - Nanyang Kindergarten * NYP - Nanyang Polytechnic * NYPS - Nanyang Primary School * NYJC -

Nanyang Junior College Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) () is a junior college in Singapore next to Lorong Chuan MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the GCE Advanced Level examinations. In recent years, Nanyang Junior College has witness ...

O

* OB - Out of Bounds (see OB marker) * OBS - Outward Bound Singapore * OCBC - Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation * OCR - Outside of Central Region * OCS -

Officer Cadet School (Singapore) The Officer Cadet School (OCS) is a military training centre that trains commissioned officers for the four branches of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF): the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Digital and Intelligence Service. Located wi ...

* OFS -

Overseas Family School The following is a list of international schools in Singapore, including local schools which offer Foreign Educational programmes. In summary, there are 3 main systems offered by International Schools in Singapore. These are the AP (Advanced P ...

* OPSS -

Orchid Park Secondary School Orchid Park Secondary School (OPSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Yishun, Singapore. History Orchid Park begun its operation in January 1999 on the premises of Woodlands Ring Secondary School with a staff of 16 and a stude ...

* ORD - Operationally Ready Date, refers to the date on which a National Serviceman completes his 2-year term of service. * OSS -

Outram Secondary School Outram Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1906 as Outram Road School, and later Outram School, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. It is also the only government school in Singapore ...

* OUB -

Overseas Union Bank United Overseas Bank Limited (), often known as UOB, is a Singaporean multinational banking corporation headquartered in Singapore, with branches mostly found in most Southeast Asian countries. Founded in 1935 as United Chinese Bank (UCB) by S ...

* O$P$ - owe money, pay money – used in loan sharks' harassing graffiti.

P

* PA -

People's Association The People's Association (PA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) of the Government of Singapore that oversees neighbourhood grassroots communities and social organisations. Established in 1960, it wa ...

* PAP - People's Action Party * PCK - ''

Phua Chu Kang ''Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'' was a Singaporean sitcom. The sitcom centres on an eccentric general contractor with his trademark yellow boots, curly afro hair and large facial mole. While it carries the traditions of a sitcom, many unusual elemen ...

'', a popular TV sitcom * PDI - Private Driving Instructor * PE - Physical Education * PES - Physical Employment Status. Pre-enlistment medical categorisation used by the Singapore Armed Forces to determine fitness for combat or non-combat duties * PFP - Polytechnic Foundation Programme * PG or PGL - Punggol *PGP - Prince George's Park Residences, NUS * PHS -

Presbyterian High School Presbyterian High School is a co-educational government-aided Presbyterian secondary school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is located directly opposite Yio Chu Kang MRT station. History Li Sun High School In 1960, under the vision and convicti ...

* PIE - Pan Island Expressway * PJC - Pioneer Junior College (now merged with Jurong Junior College to form Jurong Pioneer Junior College) * PLQ - Paya Lebar Quarter * PLS - Paya Lebar Square * PLU - People Like Us, a gay equality lobby group * POSB -

Post Office Savings Bank Post Office Savings Bank is a name used by postal savings systems in several countries, including: * New Zealand, later renamed the PostBank * United Kingdom, later renamed the National Savings and Investments * Singapore, later renamed POSB Bank * ...

(now known as

POSBank POSB Bank, often known as POSB, is a Singaporean bank offering consumer banking services and is the oldest local bank in continuous operation in Singapore. Established on 1 January 1877 as the Post Office Savings Bank,Consulton Research Bureau. ...

) * PP - Public Prosecutor (see also "APP" and "DPP") or

Parkway Parade Parkway Parade is a suburban shopping centre in Marine Parade, Singapore. Officially opened in March 1984, it has a 17-floor office tower and a seven-storey shopping mall with a basement. Developed by Parkway Holdings, the company sold the buil ...

* PROGRESS - Providing Opportunities through Growth, Remaking Singapore for Success * PS - Plaza Singapura * PSA - Port of Singapore Authority (now known as

PSA International PSA International Pte Ltd is a port operator and supply chain company, with flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp. One of the largest port operators in the world, PSA has terminals across 26 countries, including deepsea, rail and inland f ...

) * PSC - Public Service Commission * PSLE - Primary School Leaving Examination * PSP - Progress Singapore Party * PSR - Pasir Ris * PUB - Public Utilities Board * PWD - Public Works Department * PR - Permanent resident * PT - Practical Test or Physical Training * PDL - Provisional Driving Licence * PLMGPS - Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary) * PLMGSS - Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)

Q

* QDL - Qualified Driving Licence *QPS - Qihua Primary School

R

* R & T - Rajah & Tann, a law firm * RC - Residents' Committee * RCR - Rest of Central Region * RCS -

Radio Corporation of Singapore Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prop ...

* RCY -

Singapore Red Cross Youth The Singapore Red Cross Youth (RCY) is a uniformed group for primary and secondary school students. It has a membership of about 1500 links (primary school students) and about 2500 cadets (secondary school students) . There are currently 41 ...

* REP - Renaissance Engineering Programme * RGPS - Raffles Girls' Primary School * RGS -

Raffles Girls' School Raffles Girls' School (RGS) is an independent girls' secondary school located in Braddell, Singapore. Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school Raffles Institution, offers a six- ...

* RI - Raffles Institution * RJ or RJC - Raffles Junior College * RMPS - Radin Mas Primary School * ROM - Registry of Marriages * RP - Republic Polytechnic * RRP - Recommended retail price * RS - Rosyth School * RSAF - Republic of Singapore Air Force * RSN -

Republic of Singapore Navy The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the naval service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any sea-borne threats, and the protection of its sea lines of communications, that would comprom ...

*RSS - Riverside Secondary School or Republic of Singapore Ship * RWS -

Resorts World Sentosa Resorts World Sentosa (abbreviation: RWS) is an integrated resort An integrated resort (IR) is a major resort property that includes a hotel with a casino, together with convention facilities, entertainment shows, theme parks, luxury r ...

* RVHS -

River Valley High School, Singapore River Valley High School (RVHS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Boon Lay, Singapore. Founded in 1956 and originally located in River Valley, it is one of the Special Assistance Plan schools designated by the Ministry ...

*RVRC - Ridge View Residential College, NUS

S

* SAF - Singapore Armed Forces * SAFRA - SAFRA National Service Association * SAJC -

St Andrew's Junior College St. Andrew's Junior College (SAJC) is a junior college in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. It is an Anglican mission school, part of St. Andrew's Schoo ...

* SAL - Singapore Academy of Law * SAM - Singapore Art Museum * SANA - Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association * SAP - Special Assistance Plan * SAR - Senior Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore * SAS - Singapore American School * SAWL - Singapore Association of Women Lawyers *SBF - Singapore Buddhist Federation * SBI -

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the ''Fortune ...

* SBM - Singapore Buddhist Mission * SBS or SBST -

SBS Transit SBS Transit Limited (SBST or just SBS) () is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporation ...

* SBW - Sembawang * SBYM - Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission * SC - Senior Counsel * SChO - Singapore Chemistry Olympiad * SCDF - Singapore Civil Defence Force * SCGS -

Singapore Chinese Girls' School Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS) is an independent girls' school in Bukit Timah, Singapore, located opposite Stevens MRT station. Founded in 1899, it is one of the oldest institutions in Singapore. It offers a six-year primary education in ...

* SCS - Specialist Cadet School or

Science Centre Singapore The Science Centre Singapore, previously known as Singapore Science Centre is a scientific institution in Jurong East, Singapore, specialising in the promotion of scientific and technological education for the general public. It houses over 85 ...

or Singapore Computer Systems * SDA - Singapore Democratic Alliance * SDJ - Senior District Judge * SDP - Singapore Democratic Party * SDU - Social Development Unit * SERS - Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme * SFC - SkillsFuture Credit * SFI - Singapore Food Industries * SG - Solicitor-General * SGH - Singapore General Hospital * SGSS -

Serangoon Garden Secondary School Serangoon Garden Secondary School (SGS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Serangoon, Singapore. History Serangoon Garden Secondary School was founded in 1959 as Lichfield Secondary School at Lichfield Road in Serangoon. ...

* SGX - Singapore Exchange * SIA or SQ - Singapore Airlines * SICC - Singapore Island Country Club *SILS - Singapore Institute of Labour Studies * SIM -

Singapore Institute of Management The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is a provider of private tertiary education and professional training in Singapore. It was established by the Economic Development Board on 28 November 1964. SIM is registered under the Committee for Pr ...

* SINDA -

Singapore Indian Development Association The Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) is a self-help group (SHG) for the Singaporean Indian community. Set up to focus on educational and socio-economic matters, its mission is to “build a well-educated, resilient and confident co ...

* SIO - Senior Investigation Officer * SIT - Singapore Institute of Technology * SJAB - St. John Ambulance Brigade * SJI -

St. Joseph's Institution St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) is an independent Catholic educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1852 by the De La Salle Brothers, it is the first Catholic school and the third oldest school in the country. SJI has been offering a dual-t ...

* SJII - St. Joseph's Institution International * SJIJ -

St. Joseph's Institution Junior St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) is an independent Catholic educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1852 by the De La Salle Brothers, it is the first Catholic school and the third oldest school in the country. SJI has been offering a dual- ...

* SK - Sengkang * SKH -

Sengkang General Hospital Sengkang General Hospital (abbreviation: SKH) is one of Singapore's public hospitals. The 1000-bed hospital opened its doors on 18 August 2018 and serves mainly the population of northeast Singapore, in particular Sengkang, Punggol, Hougang and P ...

* SLA -

Singapore Land Authority The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law of the Government of Singapore. SLA optimises land resources for Singapore's social and economic development. History The SLA was formed on 1 June 2001 when th ...

*SLF -

Singapore Labour Foundation The Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) was established on 12 December 1977 and is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower. Its aims are to improve the welfare of union members and to further the development of trade unions in Singapore. ...

* SLO - Singapore Lyric Opera * SLS -

Sim Lim Square Sim Lim Square (Chinese: 森林商業中心, Pinyin: Sēn Lín Shāngyè Zhōngxīn), commonly referred to as SLS, is a large retail complex in Singapore that offers a wide variety of electronic goods and services including cameras, phones, v ...

* SLSS -

Si Ling Secondary School The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes Pleonasm#Acronyms and initialisms, pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most wid ...

*SLT - Sim Lim Tower * SMF - Singapore Manufacturers' Federation * SMC - Single Member Constituency * SMO - Singapore Mathematics Olympiad * SMRT - SMRT Corporation * SMSS -

St. Margaret's Secondary School St. Margaret's School (Secondary) (SMSS) is a government-aided autonomous girls' secondary school in Bukit Timah, Singapore, under the purview of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore. It is the first girls' school in Singapore and often regarded as ...

* SMU - Singapore Management University * SNO - Special Needs Officer * SNOC - Singapore National Olympic Council * SNPC - Singapore National Paralympic Council * SOS -

Samaritans Samaritans (; ; he, שומרונים, translit=Šōmrōnīm, lit=; ar, السامريون, translit=as-Sāmiriyyūn) are an ethnoreligious group who originate from the ancient Israelites. They are native to the Levant and adhere to Samarit ...

of Singapore or (''slang'') struggling in silence * SOTA - School of the Arts, Singapore * SP - Singapore Polytechnic * SPA - School-based Practical Assessment (for students taking GCE 'O' level) * SPC - SingPost Centre * SPCA - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals * SPF - Singapore Police Force * SPH - Singapore Press Holdings * SPG - (''slang'') sarong party girl * SPS - Saint Patrick's School * SPhO - Singapore Physics Olympiad * SRCS -

Singapore Red Cross Society The Singapore Red Cross (SRC), formally the Singapore Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Singapore. The SRC is a national member of the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Internati ...

* SRJC -

Serangoon Junior College Serangoon Junior College (SRJC) () was a junior college in Singapore, offering a 2-year course for pre-university students leading up to GCE 'A' Level examinations. Founded in March 1988, it was the fourteenth junior college to be established in ...

(now merged with Anderson Junior College to form Anderson Serangoon Junior College) * SS - Social Studies * SSC - Singapore Sports Council or Singapore Swimming Club * SSDC - Singapore Safety Driving Centre * SSO - Singapore Symphony Orchestra * SST - School of Science and Technology, Singapore or Singapore Standard Time * ST - Singapore Technologies or The Straits Times or

SingTel Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate and one of the four major telcos operating in the country. The company is the largest mobile network operator in Singapore with ...

*STAR - Special Tactics and Rescue * STARIS -

SMRT Active Route Map Information System The SMRT Active Route Map Information System (stylized as STARiS) is a rail travel information system developed in house by communications engineers from SMRT Corporation for its North South Line and East West Line (NSEWL) trains in Singapore ...

*STB - Singapore Tourism Board *STV or SH - StarHub (formerly StarHub TV or Singapore Cable Vision) * SUSS - Singapore University of Social Sciences * SUTD -

Singapore University of Technology and Design The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a public autonomous university in Singapore. History The founding president is Thomas L. Magnanti, who is a professor associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M ...

* SVPS - South View Primary School * SYAS -

San Yu Adventist School San Yu Adventist School (SYAS) is a private Christian school in Singapore which caters to students from ages 7 (Primary 1) to 16/17 (Secondary 4, GCE 'O' Levels). It follows the local education system and is fully owned and operated by the Singa ...

*SYF - Singapore Youth Festival * SYFC - Singapore Youth Flying Club * SYOGOC - Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee * SYT - Sweet Young Thing

T

* TA -

Temasek Academy Temasek Junior College (TJC) is a government-run junior college located in Bedok South, Singapore. It offers a six-year Integrated Programme alongside a two-year Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level curriculum. History Temasek Junior Colle ...

* TBP - Tiong Bahru Plaza * TCHS -

(now merged with Hwa Chong Junior College to form Hwa Chong Institution) * TCS - Television Corporation of Singapore * TEL or TE - Thomson–East Coast MRT line * TH - Temasek Hall, NUS * TIBS -

Trans-Island Bus Services SMRT Buses is a bus operator in Singapore. A subsidiary of SMRT Corporation, it traded as Trans Island Bus Services until 10 May 2004. History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004) In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheo ...

* TJC - Temasek Junior College * TKGS - Tanjong Katong Girls' School * TKSS -

Tanjong Katong Secondary School Tanjong Katong Secondary School (TKSS) is a co-educational government autonomous school in Singapore. Before its autonomous status, the school was frequently named by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Ministry of Education (MOE) as the 'Best ...

* TM -

Tampines Mall Tampines Mall () is a suburban shopping mall located at Tampines Central 5 in Tampines, Singapore, next to Century Square as well as Tampines 1. It was completed in 1995. History Completed in November 1995, Tampines Mall was developed by DBS Lan ...

*TMJC -

Tampines Meridian Junior College Tampines Meridian Junior College (TMJC) is a junior college in Singapore, founded in 2018, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. It was founded after the merger of Tampines J ...

* TMS - Temasek Secondary School * TNS -

Tao Nan School Tao Nan School (abbreviation: TNS; Chinese: ), is a co-educational primary school in Singapore. One of the six Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan schools, along with Ai Tong School, Chongfu Primary School, Kong Hwa School, Nan Chiau Primary School and ...

*TNP - The New Paper * TOP - Temporary Occupancy Permit * TP - Temasek Polytechnic or Traffic Police * TPY - Toa Payoh *TPG - Tanjong Pagar * TPJC -

Tampines Junior College Tampines Junior College (Abbreviation: TPJC) was a junior college located in Tampines, Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading up to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. History Tampines ...

(now merged with Merdian Junior College to form Tampines Meridian Junior College) * TPS - Tampines Primary School * TPSS - Tampines Secondary School * TTC -

Trinity Theological College, Singapore Trinity Theological College (TTC), Singapore, was founded in 1948 as a union college between Anglicans, Methodists, and Presbyterians for theological training. The Lutherans joined the union in 1963. Academic programmes are offered in both Englis ...

* TTS - Tanglin Trust School or Tower Transit Singapore * TTSH - Tan Tock Seng Hospital * TSS - Tanglin Secondary School

U

* UEN - Unique Entity Number * UOB - United Overseas Bank * URA - Urban Redevelopment Authority * UP - Usual Price * USS - Universal Studios Singapore * UWC or UWCSEA - United World College of South East Asia

V

*VIA - Values in Action (replaces "CIP") *VJC -

Victoria Junior College , motto_translation = Nothing Without Labour , streetaddress = 20 Marine Vista, 449035 , country = Singapore , coordinates = , type = Government , gender ...

* VS - Victoria School * VSS - Vegetarian Society (Singapore) * VWO -

Voluntary Welfare Organisation A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definitio ...

W

* WDL - Woodlands, Singapore *WDP - Woodlands Primary School *WPS - Woodgrove Primary School *WGS - Woodgrove Secondary School *WP - Workers' Party of Singapore or Work Permit * WS - White Sands * WSS - Whitley Secondary School or Woodlands Secondary School * WSSS -

West Spring Secondary School Bukit Panjang is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west, Choa Chu Kang to the nor ...

* WWP - Waterway Point *WWSS - Westwood Secondary School

X

* XMM - Xiao Mei Mei (小妹妹，literally 'small girl') * XHH - Xiao Hun Hun (小混混，literally 'young gangster') * XMS -

Xinmin Secondary School Xinmin Secondary School (XMS) is a co-educational secondary school in Hougang, Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one deg ...

Y * YCKSS -

Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Yio Chu Kang Secondary School is a co-educational government school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was first opened in 1966, and moved to its current site in 1982. History Yio Chu Kang Secondary began operations in 1966, and was set up in response ...

*YHSS -

Yuhua Secondary School Yuhua Secondary School (YHSS) is a co-educational government school in Jurong West, Singapore which offers the Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) streams. It was founded in 1986. History Yuhua Secondary School The school began op ...

* YJC -

Yishun Junior College Yishun Innova Junior College (YIJC) is one of the 14 junior colleges in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university programmes for students who graduate from secondary schools after their O-level examinations. The two-year A-Level programme p ...

(now merged with Innova Junior College to form Yishun Innova Junior College) *YIJC -

Yishun Innova Junior College Yishun Innova Junior College (YIJC) is one of the 14 junior colleges in Singapore, offering two-year pre-university programmes for students who graduate from secondary schools after their O-level examinations. The two-year A-Level programme p ...

*YLL(SM) - Yong Loo Lin (School of Medicine), NUS * YP - Young Punk * YSS -

Yishun Secondary School Yishun Secondary School (YSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Yishun, Singapore. Located at 4 Yishun Street 71, YSS is the first school to establish the Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in Sonic Arts. History The school was ...

* YTSS -

Yishun Town Secondary School Yishun Town Secondary School (YTSS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Yishun, Singapore. History The school was first established in 1986, originally sharing its premises with Yishun Secondary School and Yishun Juni ...

* YIS -

Yishun Yishun, formerly known as Nee Soon, is a residential town located in the northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore, bordering Simpang and Sembawang to the north, Mandai to the west, the Central Water Catchment to its southwest, An ...

* YNC - Yale-NUS College Z * ZHPS - Zhenghua Primary School or

Zhonghua Primary School This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...

*ZHSS - Zhonghua Secondary School *ZSS -

Zhenghua Secondary School Zhenghua Secondary School (ZSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Established on 15 December 1999, the school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level exam ...

Abbreviations in the military

This is a list of abbreviations commonly used in the Singapore Armed Forces, including slang terms. They are often used in place of the expanded form of the words. Some abbreviations are similar to those used in other military. Other abbreviations may be identical to those used outside of military but with differing context.

People

Ranks

These ranks are arranged in descending order of seniority

=Officers

= * COL - Colonel * SLTC - Senior Lieutenant Colonel * LTC - Lieutenant Colonel * MAJ - Major * CPT - Captain * LTA - Lieutenant * 2LT - Second Lieutenant * OCT - Officer Cadet

=Warrant officers

= * CWO - Chief Warrant Officer * SWO - Senior Warrant Officer * MWO - Master Warrant Officer * 1WO - First Warrant Officer (formerly Warrant Officer Class 1, "WO1" or "WOI") * 2WO - Second Warrant Officer (formerly Warrant Officer Class 2, "WO2" or "WOII") * 3WO - Third Warrant Officer

=Specialists

= * MSG - Master Sergeant * SSG - Staff Sergeant * 1SG - First Sergeant * 2SG - Second Sergeant * 3SG - Third Sergeant * SGT - Sergeant (defunct – replaced by "1SG", "2SG" and "3SG") * SCT - Specialist Cadet

=Enlistees

= * CFC - Corporal First Class * CPL - Corporal * LCP - Lance Corporal * PFC - Private First Class * PTE - Private * REC - Recruit

Other Ranks

= Military Domain Experts

= * ME8 - Military Expert 8 * ME7 - Military Expert 7 * ME6 - Military Expert 6 * ME5 - Military Expert 5 * ME4 - Military Expert 4 * ME4(A) - Military Expert 4 (Apprentice) * ME4(T) - Military Expert 4 (Trainee) * ME3 - Military Expert 3 * ME2 - Military Expert 2 * ME1 - Military Expert 1 * ME1(T) - Military Expert 1 (Trainee)

= SAF Volunteer Corps

= * SV 4 - SAF Volunteer 4 * SV 3 - SAF Volunteer 3 * SV 2 - SAF Volunteer 2 * SV 1 - SAF Volunteer 1 * SV (T) - SAF Volunteer (Trainee)

Appointments and offices

* 2IC - Second-in-charge (see "IC") * ASM - Army Sergeant Major * BC - Battery Commander *BDO - Battery Duty Officer * BOS - Battalion Orderly Sergeant or Brigade Orderly Sergeant * BSM - Battery Sergeant Major or Brigade Sergeant Major * BSO - Battalion Signal Officer *BQMS - or "BQ" - Battery Quartermaster Sergeant * CAO - Chief Armour Officer * CAF - Chief of Air Force * CCO - Camp Commandant's Office * CDF - Chief of Defence Force * CDO - Company Duty Officer * CDS - Company Duty Sergeant * CMC - Chief of Medical Corps * CNV - Chief of Navy * CO - Commanding Officer * COA - Chief of Army * COS - Company Orderly Sergeant * CQMS - or "CQ" - Company Quartermaster Sergeant * CSM - Company Sergeant Major * DDO - Divisional Duty Officer * DO - Duty Officer *DOO - Duty Orderly Officer * DOS - Duty Orderly Sergeant *DS - Duty Sergeant * DSM - Division Sergeant Major * Dy S1 - Deputy Manpower Officer * Dy S2 - Deputy Intelligence Officer * Dy S3 - Deputy Training and Operation Officer * Dy S4 - Deputy Logistics Officer * FDO - Field Duty Officer * FS - Fitness Specialist * FSM - Formation Sergeant Major * IC - (person) in command ''or'' in charge (see also "2IC") * IO - Intelligence Officer or Investigating Officer * MO - Medical Officer * MTO - Military Transport Officer * NO - Nursing Officer * NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer (defunct – replaced by "Specialist") * OC - Officer Commanding (Company Commander in other militaries) * PC - Platoon Commander * PS - Platoon Sergeant * PSO - Principal Staff Officer * PTI - Physical Training Instructor * QM - Quartermaster - usually a

commissioned officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...

or a senior warrant officer * RQMS - Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant - usually a warrant officer in the SAF * RSM - Regimental Sergeant Major * S1 - Manpower Officer * S2 - Intelligence Officer * S3 - Training and Operation Officer * S4 - Logistics Officer * SDO - School Duty Officer (use is limited to training schools) * SM - Sergeant Major *SSM - School Sergeant Major * WOSA - Warrant officers, specialists and airmen * WOSE - Warrant officers, specialists and enlistees * WOSPEC - Warrant officers and specialists

Units and organizations

* ADF - Army Deployment Force * AFTC - Air Force Training Command * AMB - Army Maintenance Base * BB - Boys' Brigade * BMTC - Basic Military Training Centre * CAD - Combined Arms Division * CDO - Singapore Commandos * CMPB - Central Manpower Base * CSSCOM - Combat Service Support Command *CTI - Commando Training Institute * DISCOM - Division Support Command * DSMB - Direct Support Maintenance Battalion (defunct, now renamed as "AMB" or Army Maintenance Base) * DS Med Bn - Direct Support Medical Battalion * DSSB - Direct Support Supply Battalion * DSTA - Defence Science Technology Agency * EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal * FCC - Fitness Conditioning Centre * FDS - Field Defence Squadron * GDS - Singapore Guards * GG - Girl Guide * GB - Girls' Brigade * JID - Joint Intelligence Directorate * JOPD - Joint Operations and Planning Directorate * MES - Maintenance and Engineering Support * MP - Military Police * MMI - Military Medicine Institute * NCC - National Cadet Corps (Singapore) * NCDCC - National Civil Defence Cadet Corps * NDU -

Naval Diving Unit (Singapore) The Naval Diving Unit (NDU), also referred to as the Naval Divers, is the special forces formation of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) responsible for conducting special operations from sea, air, and land. The formation is made up of six squ ...

* NPCC - National Police Cadet Corps * OCS - Officer Cadet School * OETI - Ordnance Engineering Training Institute (Defunct: renamed to OES - OETI Engineering School) * PCC - Psychological Care Centre * RCY -

* PDF - People's Defence Force * RSAF - Republic of Singapore Air Force * RSN -

* SA - Singapore Artillery * SAF - Singapore Armed Forces * SAFAC - Singapore Armed Forces Ammunition Command * SAFPU - Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit (defunct, reorganised into the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command) * SAFMPC - Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command * SAFRA - Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association (the term "reservist" has generally been replaced by "Operationally Ready NSmen") * SAFSA - Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association * SAR - Singapore Armoured Regiment * SCC - SAF Counselling Centre * SCE - Singapore Combat Engineers *SFLS - Special Forces Leadership School * SI - Signal Institute * SIB - Singapore Infantry Brigade or Special Investigation Branch * SIR - Singapore Infantry Regiment * SISPEC - School of Infantry Specialist * SMI - School of Military Intelligence * SMM - School of Military Medicine (reorganised as SMTI in 2006) * SMTI -

SAF Medical Training Institute The SAF Medical Training Institute (SMTI) is a military medicine training institute under the Army Medical Service within the SAF Medical Corps. As part of the medical corps, the institute oversees the medical vocational training for SAF service ...

* SOC - School of Commandos (defunct, reorganised into the Commando Training Institute) *SOCC - Special Operations Command Centre * SOF - Special Operations Force *SOTAC - Special Operations Tactics Centre *SOTC - Special Operations Training Centre *SOTSC - Special Operations Support Centre * SPT - School of Physical Training * SRC -

Singapore Red Cross The Singapore Red Cross (SRC), formally the Singapore Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Singapore. The SRC is a national member of the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Interna ...

Places

* 265 - formerly a hill in

Marsiling Marsiling is a suburb of Woodlands, Singapore, extends from the north of Woodlands Square to the Woodlands Checkpoint, bordering Malaysia. It presents the older living patterns of Singapore; it is a quieter and much denser estate, often offering ...

with an elevation of 265 feet which was used for training; it has been levelled for urban development. * ATEC - Army Training and Evaluation Center * BCTC - Basic Combat Training Center *PLC - Pasir Laba Camp *PRC - Pasir Ris Camp * SAFTI - Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (term now defunct) * SAFTI MI - SAFTI Military Institute

Weapons, vehicles and equipment

* A-veh - a heavy vehicle, such as an armoured vehicle * APC -

Armoured Personnel Carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...

* AVLB - Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge * B-veh - non-"A-veh" vehicles, such as rovers and trucks * FAD - first aid dressing * FBO - full battle order (compare "SBO") * FFR - (with reference to a land rover) fitted for radio *FH88 - Field Howitzer 88 * FH2000 - Field Howitzer 2000 * GPMG - General Purpose Machine Gun – refers in particular to the

FN MAG The FN MAG is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier. It has been used by more than 80 countries and it has been made under licence in several countries, inc ...

used in the Singapore Armed Forces * HMG - Heavy machine gun * IBA - Integrated body armour * IFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle * LAW - Light Anti-tank Weapon * LBV - Load Bearing Vest * LST - Landing Ship Tank * MOP - Medic Operational Pouch (previously Medical Orderly Pouch) * RCK - rifle cleaning kit *SAR - refers to SAR 21 * SAW - Section Assault Weapon (usually refers to the Ultimax 100) * SBO - Standard (''formerly'' Skeletal) Battle Order (compare "FBO") * SSPH 1 or SSPH - Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer 1 Primus * TL - Troop lift - When recruits use a tonner to get to the ferry terminal from BMTC school 4, which is further inland

Slang

* FO - fall out; fuck off * LOBO - left out of battle order (refers to a soldier who has not been assigned a fixed vocation) *LLST - ''lan lan suck thumb'', meaning to embrace the fact and continue * NATO - no action, talk only * Pikachu - from the hokkien expression "bai kah bai chew", meaning crippled * SBC - simply ''boh chup'' – indifferent, not caring (from the abbreviation of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation) * WALI - walk around, look important * ROC - relax one corner * OTOT - own time own target * RSAF - rarely seen after five. Also the acronym for the Republic of Singapore Air Force. * SOC - ''siam'' one corner, that is, to hide somewhere in order to avoid meeting one's superiors, doing work, ''etc.'' (from the abbreviation of "Standard Obstacle Course")

Others

* 11B - SAF 11B, the military identity card, referring to the eleven pieces of basic information written. * 1206 - SAF 1206, a form signed to acknowledge deductions made to a soldier's payroll for damaging or losing equipment, ''etc.'' (pronounced "twelve-O-six") * 1211 - SAF 1211, an issue and receipt voucher for proof of receiving and issuing of goods. * 302 - SAF 302, a form signed to declare own homosexual orientation (pronounced "three-O-two") *15A - SAF 15A, a temporary document used alongside a photo ID card and police report, in place of a lost or stolen 11B * ACCT - Advanced Close Combat Training * AI - Armoured Infantry troopers * AOC - Advanced Obstacle Course * ATP - Advanced Trainfire Package * Attend B - medical status that allows soldier to perform only light duties * Attend C - medical status that exempts soldier from all duties * AWOL - Absent Without Official Leave * BAC - Battle Assault Course * BCCT - Basic Close Combat Training * BER - beyond economic repair *BIBO - book-in/book-out (book) * BIC - Battle Inoculation Course * BMT - Basic Military Training * BRO - Battalion Routine Order * BTP - Basic Trainfire Package * BUA - Built-up area (see also "FIBUA") * C3 - command, control and communication (pronounced "C-three" or "C-cube") * CBRE -

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group The HQ Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group is a group formed by various Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) units to enhance counter-terrorism capabilities and provide an immediate response in the event of chemical and biologic ...

* CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore * CMTL - Centralised Motor Transport Line * COC - Change of Command Parade * CP - Command Post * CRO - Company Routine Orders *CS - Combat Shoot * CST - Combat Survival Training * DB - detention barracks * DIV - division * DOD - date of disruption * EVAC - evacuation *FATEP - Field Artillery Training Evaluation Phase *FFE -

fire for effect Fire for effect (or FFE) is a military term. According to NATO doctrine: # Fire which is delivered after the mean point of impact or burst is within the desired distance of the target or adjusting/ranging point. # Term in a call for fire to indi ...

* FFF - Fit For Firing certification * FFI - Fitness For Instructions * FIBUA - fighting in built-up area (see also "BUA") * FO - Forward Observer, soldier who corrects artillery fire * FOFO - fighting on Fortified objectives *FPF - final protective fire *G50 - G50, a form submitted for security clearance in military or government sectors * GLS - Ground Logistics Support * HCC - High Confidence Course * HOTO - Hand over take over * IA - Immediate Action, a pre-trained drill for responding to a certain situation * ICCT - Intermediate Close Combat Training * ICT - In Camp Training (also simply known as ''in-camp'') * IFC - Individual Field Craft * IMT - Individual Marksmanship Trainer * IPPT -

*IPT -

(IPPT) Preparatory Training Programme * L/F - live firing *LD - medical status that allows soldiers to perform only light duties *LOA - letter of authority/authorisation * OOC - Out of Course * OOT - Out of Training * ORD - Operationally Ready Date (formerly "ROD") *QI - Quarterly Inspection certification *RMJ - medical status that excuses soldiers from running, marching and jumping * RO - Routine Orders * ROD - Run Out Date (now "ORD") * PES -

Physical Employment Status National Service (NS) is the national policy in Singapore mandated by statutory law that requires all male Singaporean citizens and second-generation permanent residents to serve a period of compulsory service in the uniformed services. It was ...

* SOC - Standard Obstacle Course * SOL - stoppage of leave * TH - Technical Handling * UFF - unfit for firing *VOC - Vocation Obstacle Course * WH - ''White Horse'' marking in medical docket indicative of special treatment required

Abbreviations in transport

As in most other major cities, abbreviations are commonly used in transport-related matters. The most prominent are the three-letter abbreviations of the expressways in Singapore; all, except one, end with the letter "E": * AYE -

* BKE -

* CTE - Central Expressway * ECP - East Coast Parkway * KJE - Kranji Expressway * KPE - Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway * MCE -

* NSE - North-South Expressway * PIE - Pan Island Expressway * SLE - Seletar Expressway * TPE -

Tampines Expressway The Tampines Expressway (TPE) is a highway in the north-eastern fringe of Singapore, joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Singapore Changi Airport in the east with the Central Expressway (CTE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) in the north of ...

With the introduction of the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (EMAS) in 1998, LED signboards were installed along the expressways to display warning and other informational messages to road users. This led to the increased use of abbreviations, some of which are less common and not easily understood. The following are examples of abbreviations used in the EMAS: . * NTH RD - North Road * STH RD - South Road * (CCK) DR - (Choa Chu Kang) Drive * TOWN HALL - Jurong Town Hall Road * (TP) AVE 10 - (Tampines) Avenue 10 * LT - left * RT - right * AFT - after * BEF - before * LN - lane * SH - shoulder

Notes

References

* * * {{cite book, last=Low, first=Ee Ling, author2=Adam Brown , title=English in Singapore: An Introduction, location=Singapore, publisher=McGraw-Hill Education (Asia), year=2005, isbn=0-07-123975-8

External links

The Coxford Singlish Dictionary @ Talkingcock.com

A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English

Singapore Acronyms and Abbreviations
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