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  2. List of English abbreviations made by shortening words

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    This is a list of common abbreviations in the English language A. ab ...

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.

  6. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    A list of motion pictures related by some criteria, e.g. the list of films a certain actor has appeared in, or that a certain director has directed. filter fine cut fisheye lens flashback flashforward flicker fusion threshold floodlight focal length focus focus puller Foley artist follow focus follow shot followspot light forced perspective

  7. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    The broader sense of acronym, ignoring pronunciation, is its original meaning [4] and in common use. [5] Dictionary and style-guide editors dispute whether the term acronym can be legitimately applied to abbreviations which are not pronounced as words, and they do not agree on acronym spacing, casing, and punctuation.

  8. Wikipedia:Disambiguation and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms are likely to be ambiguous, needing disambiguation. Thus abbreviations should usually be expanded (see Naming conventions (abbreviations) ) beforehand. For two- and three-letter combinations, there is generally a list detailing a few or many possible uses.

  9. List of abbreviations in oil and gas exploration and production

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    The oil and gas industry uses many acronyms and abbreviations. This list is meant for indicative purposes only and should not be relied upon for anything but general information. This list is meant for indicative purposes only and should not be relied upon for anything but general information.