An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that...
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Acronym (styled ACRONYM) is a Washington, D.C.–based American 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation, co-founded by Tara McGowan and Michael Dubin in 2017....
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TERF (/tɜːrf/) is an acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. First recorded in 2008, the term TERF was originally used to distinguish transgender-inclusive...
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A recursive acronym is an acronym that refers to itself, and appears most frequently in computer programming. The term was first used in print in 1979...
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A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is as the phrase suggests an abbreviation consisting of three letters. The abbreviation for...
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List of acronyms: 0–9 List of acronyms: A List of acronyms: B List of acronyms: C List of acronyms: D List of acronyms: E List of acronyms: F List of...
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Backronym (redirect from Reverse acronym)
A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase. Backronyms may be invented with either...
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Acronym Finder (AF) is a free, online, searchable dictionary and database of abbreviations (acronyms, initialisms, and others) and their meanings. The...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends . For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word...
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RAS syndrome (redirect from Redundant Acronym Syndrome)
redundant acronym syndrome (making the phrase "RAS syndrome" autological) is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym in conjunction...
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Acronyms are very commonly used in healthcare settings. They are formed from the lead letters of words relating to medications, organisations, procedures...
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List of Generation Z slang (redirect from Iykyk (acronym))
particularly in response to an offensive comment. BBL Acronym for "Brazilian Butt Lift." The acronym was popularised on TikTok. In May of 2024, hip-hop artist...
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List of information technology initialisms (redirect from Web acronym)
below lists information technology initialisms and acronyms in common and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN, routing and...
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Hebrew Bible (redirect from Nach (Bible acronym))
Moses), but also with the other books of the Hebrew Bible. Tanakh is an acronym, made from the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text's three...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter B. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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List of medical abbreviations: F (redirect from FOOSH (acronym))
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Latin abbreviations Prescription abbreviations Acronyms in healthcare Abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel Abbreviations...
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SMART criteria (category Acronyms)
S.M.A.R.T. (or SMART) is an acronym used as a mnemonic device to establish criteria for effective goal-setting and objective development. This framework...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter Y. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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DINK (redirect from DINK (acronym))
"DINK" is an acronym that stands for "double income, no kids" or "dual income, no kids", referring to couples who are voluntarily childless. It describes...
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Create, read, update and delete (redirect from CRUD (acronym))
Update and Delete. The acronym CRUD refers to the major operations which are implemented by databases. Each letter in the acronym can be mapped to a standard...
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BYOB (redirect from BYOB (acronym))
BYOB or BYO is an initialism and acronym concerning wine ("bring your own bottle"), liquor ("bring your own booze"), beer ("bring your own beer"), or...
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List of computing and IT abbreviations (redirect from Computer and IT acronyms)
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References...
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List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders (redirect from List of acronyms on diseases and disorders)
Y Z This list contains acronyms and initials related to diseases (infectious or non-infectious) and medical disorders. Acronyms in healthcare List of medical...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter V. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter P. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter N. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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Abbreviation (redirect from 4-letter acronym)
any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word with a trailing...
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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter X. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced...
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List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations (redirect from Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics)
List of aviation mnemonics Avionics Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms Glossary of gliding and soaring Appendix:Glossary of aviation, aerospace...
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Air (French band) (section AIR as an acronym)
conflicting information about whether Air is an acronym. In a clip aired in 2022, Godin told the BBC, "AIR is an acronym. I don't know if you have the same word...
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