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  2. List of English abbreviations made by shortening words

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    cab Cabernet Sauvignon cabriolet caff (UK slang) café cal calorie (in combination, especially "lo-cal") Cal or Cali California Calcutta cam camera camouflage camo camouflage Can Canada or Canadian (in combination)

  3. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    The name of NASA is an acronym that expands to National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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 phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each word in all caps with no ...

  4. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    SNAFU is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation Normal: All Fucked Up, as a well-known example of military acronym slang. However, the military acronym originally stood for "Status Nominal: All Fucked Up." It is sometimes bowdlerized to all fouled up or similar. [4]

  5. List of Latin abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of common Latin abbreviations.Nearly all the abbreviations below have been adopted by Modern English.However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English.

  6. Acronym vs. Abbreviation vs. Initialism: What’s the Difference?

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    An acronym is a type of abbreviation that shortens a phrase by combining the first letter (or letters) of each word in the phrase to form a new pronounceable word. Here are some acronym examples:

  7. Lists of acronyms - Wikipedia

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    Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.

  8. Glossary of oilfield jargon - Wikipedia

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    Oilfield terminology refers to the jargon used by those working in fields within and related to the upstream segment of the petroleum industry.It includes words and phrases describing professions, equipment, and procedures specific to the industry.

  9. Acronym Finder - Wikipedia

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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 entries are classified into categories such as Information Technology, Military/Government, Science, Slang/Pop Culture etc. It also contains a database of the United States and Canadian postal codes.