Acronyms with R

  • Stands for “Rest In Peace”, common epitaph acronym.

  • Means "Rolling On the Floor Laughing"; common internet acronym.

  • Random Access Memory; widely known tech acronym.

  • From French; means "please respond"; used on invites.

  • Ribonucleic acid; a standard science acronym.

  • Rapid Eye Movement (sleep); well-known acronym.

  • Remote Access Trojan; common tech/security acronym.

  • Role-Playing Game; very common gaming acronym.

  • Red, Green, Blue; standard color model acronym.

  • Reserve Officers' Training Corps; common in the U.S.

  • Return on Investment; widely used business acronym.

  • Radio Corporation of America; famous acronym.

  • Radio Detection And Ranging; classic acronym.

  • Stands for Republic of South Africa and also Rivest–Shamir–Adleman in crypto.

  • Revolutions Per Minute, used in engines and music.

  • Read-Only Memory, basic computer hardware term.

  • Royal Air Force, UK military aviation branch.

  • Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, UK animal charity.

  • Often Road Traffic Accident or Roads and Traffic Authority, context-based.

  • Can mean Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment in physics.

  • In physics RAD = radiation absorbed dose unit.

  • Runs Batted In, common baseball statistic.

  • Radio-Frequency Identification, tag tech in cards.

  • Recommended Dietary Allowance, nutrition guideline.

  • Redundant Array of Independent Disks, storage tech.

  • Rest In Peace, Latin phrase “requiescat in pace”.

  • “Read The Fine Manual”, geeky tech slang.

  • Can mean Return On Assets in finance.

  • Read

  • Rodents Of Unusual Size, from The Princess Bride.

  • Representational State Transfer, web API style.

  • Register Transfer Level, hardware design abstraction.

  • Royal Academy of Engineering, UK institution

  • Rich Text Format, document file format by Microsoft

  • Return on Equity, key finance profitability ratio

  • Reactive Attachment Disorder, mental health diagnosis

  • Really Simple Syndication, web feed format

  • Roll Over and Turn, also ROT13 joke “rotate by 13”

  • ROB

  • Request for Comments, IETF internet standards docs

  • Band and rapid eye movement acronym, missing final dot ok

  • Rider On A Roarer, plus meme-ish “run over and report”

  • Reduced Instruction Set Computer, CPU architecture type

  • Repetitive Strain Injury, overuse injury of muscles/joints

  • RRP = Recommended Retail Price, used in sales.

  • RPS = Rock Paper Scissors, classic game.

  • RPI = Retail Price Index, UK inflation stat.

  • ROFL/ROFL = Rolling On Floor Laughing, slang.

  • R.O.B = Robotic Operating Buddy, NES accessory.

  • R.N = Registered Nurse; also “right now” slang.

  • R.I.C.E = Rest Ice Compression Elevation, injury care.

  • REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust, finance.

  • REC = Record/Recording, common tech abbreviation.

  • RDS = Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft tech.

  • Random number generator model; used in stats, games

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus; common medical acronym

  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Canada’s federal police

  • Registered Education Savings Plan; used in Canada

  • Often stands for Real Estate/Time or acronym part

  • Can mean Research and Writing; also image format

  • Can be “Remote Access Trojan(s)” in IT security

  • Remote Access Trojan; malware giving remote control

The words in the list Acronyms with R come from players of the word game City, Country, River.