ExpertGlossary acronyms starting with V

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  1. VA — Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) VA will insure certain government mortgages that are provided to Veterans of the U.S.
  2. VAP — value-added product (VAP) Physical models using ARM instrument data as inputs used to fulfill some of the unmet measurement needs of the ARM Program and to improve the quality of…
  3. VAP — Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) A type of pneumonia (infection of the lungs) that develops after a patient is placed on a ventilator.
  4. VAT — value attribute table (VAT) Value attribute table. A table containing attributes for a grid. In addition to user-defined attributes, the VAT contains the values assigned to cells in…
  5. VAT — Value-added tax (VAT) A type of tax system which adds a fixed percentage of taxation on products and services at each step of production or service delivery.
  6. VAWT — Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) A type of wind turbine in which the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the wind stream and the ground.
  7. VBP — Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Linking provider payments to improved performance by health care providers. This form of payment holds health care providers accountable for both the cost…
  8. VITA — Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) This provides free income tax return preparation for certain taxpayers. The VITA program assists taxpayers who have limited or moderate incomes, have…
  9. VOC — Volatile organic compound (VOC) Any organic compound that participates in atmospheric photochemical reactions except those designated by the EPA as having negligible photochemical…
  10. VOC — Volatile organic compounds (VOC) Non-methane hydrocarbon gases. Released during combustion or evaporation of fuel.
  11. VOCC — Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (VOCC) A common carrier that operates, for all or part of its common carrier service, a vessel in a service between a port in the United States and a port in a…
  12. VPC — Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) A web service that enables you to create a virtual network for your AWS resources. See Also http://aws.amazon.com/vpc.
  13. VPC — Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) A term coined by Reuven Cohen, CEO and founder of Enomaly. The term describes a concept that is similar to, and derived from, the familiar concept of a…
  14. VPF — Vector product format (VPF) a digital geographic vector-based format used by the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency for the distribution of its vector data sets.
  15. VPG — virtual private gateway (VPG) Virtual private gateway. The Amazon side of a VPN connection that maintains connectivity.
  16. VPM — Vector Property Map (VPM) It is the product of the digital Coordinate Geometry entered property lines for the District of Columbia.
  17. VRE — Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) Bacteria that are normally present in the human intestines and in the female genital tract and are often found in the environment.
  18. VRF — Vector relational format (VRF) A relational model-based format very similar to the DMA VPF (Defense Mapping Agency Vector Product Format).
  19. VRI — Visual Resource Inventory (VRI) Consists of a scenic quality evaluation, sensitivity level analysis, and a delineation of distance zones.
  20. VRI — Visual Resource Inventory (VRI) Classes VRI Classes are assigned to public lands based upon the results from the Visual Resource Inventory.
  21. VRM — Visual Resource Management (VRM) Class Designations Class I objective is to preserve the existing character of the landscape. The level of change to the characteristic landscape should be very low and must…
  22. VRM — Visual Resource Management (VRM) Classes Categories assigned to BLM lands, utilizing the Visual Resource Inventory Classes in the RMP process, with an objective which prescribes the amount of…
  23. VRM — Visual Resource Management (VRM) System BLM's system for minimizing the visual impacts of surface-disturbing activities and maintaining scenic values for the future.
  24. VUID — Voter Unique Identification Number (VUID) i.e., a voter’s voter registration number.
  25. VWP — Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Citizens of participating countries meeting the Visa Waiver Program requirements may be allowed to enter the United States as visitors for pleasure or…