What's the longest acronym you know and what does it stand for?

Question

I'm trying to learn about 3G radio systems and I've come accross a 12 letter abbreviation. Admittedly, they do tend to recurse them. A physical channel is defined with a: UARFCN. I find that the U stands for UTRA, and in this, the U stands for UMTS which makes the whole thing: UMTSTRAARFCN. If I get any decent answers, I'll let you know what it stands for in "English".

Barry G: That's a fairly awesome acronym! Is there a web reference you can cite? Cheers.

Answer 1

NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT (56 letters, 54 in Cyrillic). Found in the Concise Dictionary of Soviet Terminology, it means: The laboratory for shuttering, reinforcement, concrete and ferroconcrete operations for composite-monolithic and monolithic constructions of the Department of the Technology of Building-assembly operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for building mechanization and technical aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR

Answer 2

SPEBSQSA (Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America) is the longest one I know.

I found this in wikipedia:
The longest acronym, according to the 1965 edition of Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations Dictionary, is ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC, a United States Navy term that stands for "Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command."
The world's longest initialism, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT (Нииомтплабопармбетзелбетрабсбомонимонконотдтехстромонт). The 56-letter initialism (54 in Cyrillic) is from the Concise Dictionary of Soviet Terminology and means "The laboratory for shuttering, reinforcement, concrete and ferroconcrete operations for composite-monolithic and monolithic constructions of the Department of the Technology of Building-assembly operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for building mechanization and technical aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR."

Answer 3

How about UFPQAPP which stands for Uniform Federal Policy for Quality Assurance Project Plans.

Don't think this one counts but
SAMSTATREP which is Surface -to- Air Missle Statis report. I don't think it does because of STAT and REP.

Answer 4

lolaskfu- lots of love and sticky kisses for you, not very long but i like it-especially if someone uses it in a text for me x oh i know i'm soppy but hey its friday x

Answer 5

QUANGO

Quasi autonomous non governmental organisation

Answer 6

L.A.C.M.A.

Los
Angeles
County
Museum
of the Arts

best acronymn ever is L.S.D.