ExpertGlossary acronyms starting with L

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LAER — Lowest achievable emissions rate (LAER) Used to describe air emissions control technology. A rate of emissions defined by the permitting agency.
LAN — Local Area Network (LAN) Computer data communications technology that connects computers at the same site.
LAR — Loan Application Register (LAR) also known as the HMDA-LAR, the LAR, or the Register. The term LAR refers to the loan application register format that has been prescribed for reporting…
LARC — Limited Automatic Remote Collector (LARC) An electronic device that interfaces a river or precipitation gage with a telephone line making it possible for remote computers to call a gaging site and…
LASH — Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) ships It is a specialized container ship carrying very large floating containers, or "lighters.
LBS — Location Based Services (LBS) A subset of geographic information systems (GIS) technology supporting the integration of spatial location into business processes.
LCA — Labor Condition Application (LCA) Labor condition application (LCA), Form ETA 9035/9035E is a document that a prospective H-1B employer files with OFLC when it seeks to employ nonimmigrant…
LCDC — Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) In Oregon, a commission appointed to determine land use policy.
LCL — Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) The quantity of freight which is less than that required for the application of a full container load rate.
LD — Liquidated damage (LD) Liquidated damage (LD) is an amount which is fixed or stipulated by the parties at the inception of the contract and which is a reasonable estimate of…
LDC — Local distribution company (LDC) Any firm, other than a natural gas pipeline, engaged in the transportation or local distribution of natural gas and its sale to customers that will…
LEA — Local Educational Agency (LEA) School or school district. Also called LEA. This term is used for deciding tuition charges for secondary school students in F-1 visa status.
LED — Light-emitting diode (LED) This very energy efficient lighting technology uses 80 to 90% less energy than conventional lights.
LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.
LHV — Lower Heating Value (LHV) The heating value is the amount of heat released during the combustion of a specific substance, usually a fuel or food.
LIDAR — Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) An optical remote sensing technology which measures properties of scattered light to find range and/or other information of a distant target.
LIFE — Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act This act of Congress allows foreign spouses of U.S. citizens, the children of those foreign spouses, and spouses and children of certain lawful permanent…
LLV — lower heating value (LLV) The heat produced by combusting one unit of a substance, at atmospheric pressure under conditions such that all water in the products remains in the form…
LNG — Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Reducing the temperature of natural gas to -259 degrees Fahrenheit at atmospheric pressure will convert the gas into a liquid, with a volume about 1/600…
LOLP — Loss of Load Probability (LOLP) A measure of the probability that a system demand will exceed capacity during a given period; often expressed as the estimated number of days over a long…
LOS — Level of Service (LOS) A qualitative measure describing operational conditions within a traffic stream in terms of speed and travel time, freedom to maneuver, traffic…
LPR — Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) A person who has immigrated legally, admitted to the United States by DHS as a permanent resident of the United States and has a Permanent Resident Card…
LPRA — Lawful Permanent Resident Alien (LPRA) Lawful permanent resident.
LSE — Load-serving entity (LSE) Any entity, including a load aggregator or power marketer, that serves end-users within a control area and has been granted the authority or has an…
LTAC — Long Term Acute Care Facility or Hospital (LTAC) A healthcare facility authorized by the Department of Social and Health Services to specialize in twenty-four hour inpatient medical and rehabilitative…
LTCF — Long-term care facility (LTCF) An institution, such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that provide healthcare to people who are unable to manage independently in the…
LTV — Loan to Value (LTV) Ratio in real estate lending, the outstanding principal amount of the loan divided by the appraised value of the property underlying the loan.
LTV — Loan-to-Value (LTV) The ratio of the outstanding principal amount of a mortgage loan to the appraised value of the mortgaged property.
LTV — Loan-to-Value Ratio (LTV) The ratio of the loan principal (amount borrowed) to the appraised value (selling price).
LTV — Loan-to-Value Ratios (LTV) The ratio of mortgage amount to value or sales price of a home. (Mortgage amount divided by value or sales price.).
LUBA — Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) In Oregon, a seven-member board appointed to adjudicate land use disputes.
LWFS — Local Flood Warning System (LWFS) A general designator for a network of stream and rain gages implemented by a community or local government to monitor hydrologic events as they occur.