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  2. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    acronym noun. ac·ro·nym | \ˈa-krə-ˌnim\. Definition of acronym. : a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term. also : an abbreviation (such as FBI) formed from initial letters : initialism. ^ "Acronym".

  3. Abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    Abbreviation. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short" [1]) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word with a trailing period.

  4. Lists of abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Lists of abbreviations in the English language: Athletics abbreviations. List of business and finance abbreviations. List of computing and IT abbreviations. List of ecclesiastical abbreviations. List of energy abbreviations. List of abbreviations in photography. List of glossing abbreviations (grammatical terms used in linguistic interlinear ...

  5. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms Diseases and disorders CA Cancer: CACH Childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination (see vanishing white matter disease) : CAD Coronary artery disease

  6. List of English abbreviations made by shortening words

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    polygraph (U.S. government, as in "full scope poly") [49] polymer [50] Polynesian polytechnic [51] po-mo post-modern [52] pop popular (informal) [53] popular music porn or porno pornography (slang) [54] postgrad postgraduate pram perambulator, a baby carriage prefs preferences preg pregnant prelim preliminary (examination) prep preparatory pres ...

  7. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    FOSDEM —Free and Open-source Software Developers' European Meeting. FOSI —Formatted Output Specification Instance. FOSS —Free and Open-Source Software. FP —Function Programming. FP —Functional Programming. FPGA —Field Programmable Gate Array. FPS —Floating Point Systems. FPU —Floating-Point Unit. FRU —Field-Replaceable Unit.

  8. List of email subject abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    FYA, meaning For Your Action. The recipient is informed that they are being given a task. Can also mean For Your Attention, For Your Approval, For Your Assistance, For Your Awareness, For Your Authorization, or For Your Acknowledgement. FAO, meaning "For the Attention Of", especially in email or written correspondence.

  9. Wikipedia : List of English contractions

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    you’dn’t’ve. you would not have / you wouldn’t have. you’ll. you shall / you will. you’re. you are. you’ve. you have. ^ Ain’t is used colloquially by some speakers as a substitute for a number of contractions, but is considered incorrect by others.