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  2. Clipping (morphology) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, clipping, also called truncation or shortening, [1] is word formation by removing some segments of an existing word to create a diminutive word or a clipped compound. Clipping differs from abbreviation , which is based on a shortening of the written, rather than the spoken, form of an existing word or phrase.

  3. Automatic summarization - Wikipedia

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    Automatic summarization is the process of shortening a set of data computationally, to create a subset (a summary) that represents the most important or relevant information within the original content. Artificial intelligence algorithms are commonly developed and employed to achieve this, specialized for different types of data.

  4. Shortening - Wikipedia

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    Shortening is any fat that is a solid at room temperature and is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. The idea of shortening dates back to at least the 18th century, well before the invention of modern, shelf-stable vegetable shortening. [1] In the earlier centuries, lard was the primary ingredient used to shorten dough. [2]

  5. Abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    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, usually ended with a trailing period. For example: etc. is the usual abbreviation for et cetera.

  6. Contraction (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    A contraction is a shortened version of the spoken and written forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters and sounds.. In linguistic analysis, contractions should not be confused with crasis, abbreviations and initialisms (including acronyms), with which they share some semantic and phonetic functions, though all three are connoted by the term ...

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    “The per hour return can be higher than most jobs a student would get.” A combination of these strategies can make it possible for Gen Xers to have a comfortable retirement while their kids ...

  8. Crisco - Wikipedia

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    Crisco is an American brand of shortening that is produced by B&G Foods.Introduced in June 1911 [1] by Procter & Gamble, it was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil, originally cottonseed oil.

  9. Business student - Wikipedia

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    Business student usually refers to a person who is pursuing or has obtained a university degree in business studies. Graduates obtain degree in Business Administration typically with a major in general management , finance , accounting , marketing or strategy .