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ABBREVIATIONS
AfD Alternative for Germany
ARD Consortium of Public Broadcasters in Germany – First
German Television Network
BGB (West) German Civil Code
BStU Stasi Records Agency
BKA Federal Criminal Police Offi ce
CAD computer aided design
CAM computer aided manufacturing
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
CIM computer integrated manufacturing
COMECON Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CNC computerized numerical control
CSSR Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
CSU Christian Social Union
DBD Democratic Farmers’ Party of Germany
DE-NIC German Network Information Center, manager of the “.de”
domain
DFB German Soccer Federation
DGB German Trade Union Federation
Die Linke Left Party
DKP German Communist Party
DOSB German Olympic Sports Confederation
DSB German Sports Federation
DTSB East German National Olympic Committee
DVU German People’s Union
EC European Community