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- jato—jet-assisted takeoff
- J.D.—(jurum or juris doctor) doctor of laws
- JOBS—Job Opportunities in the Business Sector
- JIT—just in time
- Jpn.—Japan or Japanese where necessary to abbreviate
- Jr.—junior
- Judge Adv. Gen.—Judge Advocate General
- LAFTA—Latin American Free Trade Association
- lat.—latitude
- LC—Library of Congress
- LCD—liquid crystal display
- lc.—lowercase
- L.Ed.—Lawyer's edition (U.S. Supreme Court Reports)
- liq.—liquid
- lf—lightface
- LF—low frequency
- LL.B.—bachelor of laws
- LL.D.—doctor of laws
- loc. cit.—(loco citato) in the place cited
- log (no period)—logarithm
- long.—longitude
- loran (no periods)—long-range navigation
- lox (no periods)—liquid oxygen
- LPG—liquefied petroleum gas
- Ltd.—limited
- Lt. Gov.—lieutenant governor
- M—money supply: Ml, M2, etc.
- M.—monsieur; MM., messieurs
- m.—(meridies) noon
- M—more
- MAC—Military Airlift Command
- MAG—Military Advisory Group
- MarAd—Maritime Administration
- MC—Member of Congress (emcee, master of ceremonies)
- M.D.—doctor of medicine
- MDAP—Mutual Defense Assistance Program
- MediCal—Medicaid California
- memo—memorandum
- MF—medium frequency; microfiche
- MFN—most favored nation
- MIA—missing in action (plural MIAs)
- MIRV—multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
- Misc. Doc. (with number)—miscellaneous document
- Mile.—mademoiselle
- Mme.—madam
- Mmes.—mesdames
- mo.—month
- MOS—military occupational specialty
- M.P.—Member of Parliament
- MP—military police
- Mr.—mister (plural Messrs.)
- MRI—magnetic resonance imaging
- Mrs.—mistress
- Ms.—feminine title (plural Mses.)
- M.S.—master of science
- MS.—MSS., manuscript, manuscripts
- MSC— Military Sealift Command
- Msgr.—monsignor
- m.s.l.—mean sea level
- MSNBC—Microsoft National Broadcasting Co.
- MTN—multilateral trade negotiations
- N.—north
- NA—not available; not applicable
- NACo.—National Association of Counties
- NAFTA—North American Free Trade Agreement
