AMR
Drugs stop working
AMR is an abbreviation with several technical meanings.
In healthcare, antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria, viruses, or fungi evolve to resist drugs designed to kill them.
In energy, automatic meter reading—technology that collects utility consumption data remotely.
In audio, adaptive multi-rate—a compression format for speech encoding used in mobile phones.
Treatment-resistant pathogen
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- MRSADrug-resistant staph infection
- multidrugInvolving multiple pharmaceuticals
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
infection · stewardship · surveillance · WHO · CDC · plasmid · susceptibility · MIC
Data compression algorithm
- GSMCellular communication protocol
- narrowbandLimited frequency transmission
- widebandLarge frequency range
- bitrateData transfer speed
voicemail · cellular · bandwidth · sampling · vocoder · transcoding · VoIP · packet loss
Home loan with shifting interest
- refinanceObtain new loan terms
- interest rateCost of borrowing money
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- ARMReduced instruction processor standard
index · margin · cap · reset · teaser rate · subprime · hybrid · LIBOR
Stock car sanctioning body
- IndyCarAmerican single-seat racing series
- dragsterAcceleration-built race vehicle
- stock carRacing-modified production vehicle
- ovalElongated rounded shape
speedway · pit crew · checkered flag · horsepower · throttle · qualifying · pace car · sprint
superbug
Treatment-resistant pathogen
- antibioticBacteria-killing medication
- MRSADrug-resistant staph infection
- multidrugInvolving multiple pharmaceuticals
pathogen · infection · stewardship · surveillance · WHO · CDC · plasmid · susceptibility · MIC · breakpoint
codec
Data compression algorithm
- GSMCellular communication protocol
- narrowbandLimited frequency transmission
- widebandLarge frequency range
bitrate · voicemail · cellular · bandwidth · sampling · vocoder · transcoding · VoIP · packet loss · frame
adjustable-rate mortgage
Home loan with shifting interest
- refinanceObtain new loan terms
- interest rateCost of borrowing money
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
ARM · index · margin · cap · reset · teaser rate · subprime · hybrid · LIBOR · underwriting
NASCAR
Stock car sanctioning body
- IndyCarAmerican single-seat racing series
- dragsterAcceleration-built race vehicle
- stock carRacing-modified production vehicle
oval · speedway · pit crew · checkered flag · horsepower · throttle · qualifying · pace car · sprint · modified