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What are the real names of these 25 cos? Find out...
Last updated on: January 4, 2013 15:11 IST
Image: A view of the Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Although many companies use their full names, there are some that are more well-known by their acronyms than by their full names.
Let's take a look at 25 such companies and find out what their acronyms stand for.
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Image: DHL Boeing cargo aircraft at Ljubljana's airport Brnik in Slovenia.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
DHL
Full name: DHL is based on the last names of the three founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn.
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Image: A view of IBM headquarters at la Defense in Paris.
Photographs: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
IBM
Full name: International Business Machines Corporation.
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Image: TLC's original name was The Learning Channel.
Photographs: Source: tlc.com
TLC
Full name: The Learning Channel.
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Image: Main entrance of the Fiat's headquarters in Turin, Italy.
Photographs: Giorgio Perottino/Reuters
FIAT
Full name: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino.
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Image: People walk past a HMV store branch in London.
Photographs: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
HMV
Full name: His Master's Voice.
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Image: N Chandrasekaran, CEO, Tata Consultancy Services, in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
TCS
Full name: Tata Consultancy Services.
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Image: People are pictured beside screens at the booth of German company SAP in Hanover, Germany.
Photographs: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
SAP
Full name: System Analysis and Program Development.
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Image: A worker moves a trolley loaded with packed processed cheese in Khatraj village.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters
Amul
Full name: Anand Milk Union Limited.
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Image: Shoppers push trolleys into Ikea's self service area at the Wembley branch in west London.
Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
Ikea
Full name: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd. The company's name is an acronym comprising the initials of the founder's name (Ingvar Kamprad), the farm where he grew up (Elmtaryd) and his hometown (Agunnaryd, in Smaland, South Sweden).
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Image: A shop attendant arranges HTC phones in a mobile phone store in Taipei, Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
HTC
Full name: High Tech Computer Corporation.
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Image: JBL is based on the founder's name.
Photographs: Source: jbl.com
JBL
Full name: JBL is based on the founder's name, James Bullough Lansing.
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Image: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company was its former name.
Photographs: Source: 3m.com
3M
Full name: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company was its former name.
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Image: It stands for Hennes & Mauritz.
Photographs: Source: hm.com
H&M
Full name: Hennes & Mauritz.
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Image: White Apple iPhone 4 and iPad 2 are advertised in the window of an AT&T cellular store in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Danny Moloshok/Reuters
AT&T
Full name: American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
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Image: Employees of ING group take a break in front of their office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
ING
Full name: International Netherlands Group.
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Image: BMW i8 Concept Spyder hybrid in New York.
Photographs: Chip East/Reuters
BMW
Full name: Bayerische Motoren Werke.
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Image: A Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
KFC
Full name: Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Image: A model with a BPL mobile phone in Calcutta.
Photographs: Jayanta Shaw/Reuters
BPL
Full name: British Physical Laboratories.
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Image: A cyclist rides his bike past the entrance of the BASF plant in Schweizerhalle near Basel, Switzerland.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
BASF
Full name: Baden Aniline and Soda Factory.
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Image: BEML's full name is Bharat Earth Movers Limited.
Photographs: Source: bemlindia.nic.in
BEML
Full name: Bharat Earth Movers Limited.
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Image: BHEL stands for Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
Photographs: Source: bhel.com
BHEL
Full name: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
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Image: An automated teller machine facility of ICICI bank in Kochi.
Photographs: Sivaram V/Reuters
ICICI
Full name: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Bank was its original name.
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Image: An HDFC bank branch in Srinagar.
Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
HDFC
Full name: Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited.
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Image: ESPN Zone restaurant in Times Square, New York.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
ESPN
Full name: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
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Image: HCL's laptop in New Delhi.
Photographs: Tanushree Punwani/Reuters
HCL
Full name: Hindustan Computer Limited.
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