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href="/Object+Management+Group">Object Management Group</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/OLAP+Council">OLAP Council</a></td><td><a href="/Open+Software+Foundation">Open Software Foundation</a></td><td><a href="/Open+Source+Initiative">Open Source Initiative</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Open+University">Open University</a></td><td><a href="/Optical+Storage+Technology+Association">Optical Storage Technology Association</a></td><td><a href="/PCMCIA">PCMCIA</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/Personal+Computer+Memory+Card+International+Association">Personal Computer Memory Card International Association</a></td><td><a href="/Princeton+University">Princeton University</a></td><td><a href="/Revolutionary+Surrealist+Vandal+Party">Revolutionary Surrealist Vandal Party</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/RSVP">RSVP</a></td><td><a href="/SAGE">SAGE</a></td><td><a href="/SAIL">SAIL</a></td></tr> <tr><td><a href="/SC">SC</a></td><td><a href="/Science+and+Engineering+Research+Council">Science and 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