An acronym is an abbreviation coined from the initial letter of each successive word in a term or phrase In general, an acronym made up solely from the first letter of the major words in the expanded form is rendered in all capital letters (NATO from North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an exception would be ASEAN for Association of Southeast Asian Nations) In general, an acronym made up of more than the first letter of the major words in the expanded form is rendered with only an initial capital letter (Comsat from Communications Satellite Corporation; an exception would be NAM from Nonaligned Movement) Hybrid forms are sometimes used to distinguish between initially identical terms (WTO: WTrO for World Trade Organization and WToO for World Tourism Organization )
BTW : by the way CU/Cya : see you FWIW : for what it's worth FYI : for your information IMHO : in my humble opinion IMO : in my opinion JOOC : just out of curiosity LOL : laughing out loud OTFL : on the floor laughing OTOH : on the other hand PMFBI : pardon me for butting in ROTFL : roll on the floor laughing RTFM : read the ---- manual TIA : thanks in advance TTFN : ta ta for now
I have created several pages that include as many abbreviations as possible for one person, but keep in mind that new ones are being made up all the time If you do not find what you are looking for, come back soon because it may have been added There is more chance that I will add what you have looked for if you use the search facility on my site This is due to statistics that the search engine logs every time a reader uses the facility I frequently audit the log which is e-mailed to me every week Alternatively you could send me an e-mail, requesting I add the acronym
US Army Corps of Engineers - This is a database of acronyms commonly used by USACE
An acronym is an abbreviation coined from the initial letter of each successive word in a term or phrase In general, an acronym made up solely from the first letter of the major words in the expanded form is rendered in all capital letters (NATO from North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an exception would be ASEAN for Association of Southeast Asian Nations) In general, an acronym made up of more than the first letter of the major words in the expanded form is rendered with only an initial capital letter (Comsat from Communications Satellite Corporation; an exception would be NAM from Nonaligned Movement) Hybrid forms are sometimes used to distinguish between initially identical terms (WTO: WTrO for World Trade Organization and WToO for World Tourism Organization )
ESA (European Space Agency) EVA (ExtraVehicular Activity) FGB (Funktsionalni gruzovoi blok, Functional Cargo Block) JSC (Johnson Space Center) KSC (Kennedy Space Center) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) RKA (Russian Space Agency) STS (Space Transport System)
A way of communicating with just the first letter of a word or sentence, usually in chat rooms or in e-mails See Acronyms for samples
A frequent criticism made of many dictionaries available is their poor coverage of acronyms Acronyms can be confusing, as you can never be sure which language an unfamiliar acronym comes from The solution could be a multi-lingual acronym dictionary, but no such beast exists, on paper at least Another problems is that acronyms multiply like frogspawn, and any list of acronyms not updated regularly soon becomes next to useless
Special acronyms are used for chat rooms, and to a lesser extent, e-mail If you want the full experience of a chat room, you should study up on your web acronyms or at least keep this cheat sheet handy
A pronounceable word formed from the beginnings (letter or syllable) of other words and thus representing the phrase so formed, e.g. Benelux = the countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg considered as a political or economic whole
An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letters taken from a word or series of words, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism
An acronym is a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is NATO which is made up of the first letters of the `North Atlantic Treaty Organization'. a word made up from the first letters of the name of something such as an organization. For example NATO is an acronym for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (acr- (from akr-, from akros; ACROBAT) + -onym (as in homonym))
Acronyms are generally written with all letters in upper case. Some acronyms are treated as words in their own right and are written in lower case (such as scuba or radar)
An abbreviation of the first letters of a phrase or the long name of an organization that forms a word or conveys a message In electronic communication or online documents, acronyms are used as writing shorthand or a method to communicate humor Examples include IMHO (in my humble opinion), F2F (face-to-face), and WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) See http: //www marshall edu/isp/ct107/emoticons html for an online reference to frequently-used acronyms
An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letters taken from a word or series of words, and which is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism
A word formed from the first letters of other words Example: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) alliteration The repetition of sounds, usually at the beginning of a line or series of words Example: zany zone appendix The material at the back of a book or article that supplements the main text assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in a line or a series of words Example: being and ideal atmosphere The main feeling created by a text that causes the reader to expect certain things to happen Atmosphere is another term for "mood " audience The intended readers, viewers, or listeners of a work of fiction or nonfiction
an abbreviation which is made up of the initial letters of a group of words, and is pronounced as a single word, for example: RAM (Random Access Memory)
Literally, an acronym is a word formed by the initial letters of a phrase or title In the online environment, acronyms are used to conserve time and space in an electronic message, as well as to express humor Examples of commonly used acronyms are: ASAP (as soon as possible), FYI (for your information), IMHO (in my humble opinion, as IMO, in my opinion), FWIW (for what it's worth), etc
If the keyword entered is an acronym, this category will only return the acronym itself, and its expanded text for example, AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
A word made up of the initial letters of words in a phrase or sentence; an example is the acronym ASK IT (Attend to clues, Say some questions, Keep predictions in mind, Identify the answers, Talk about the answers )
A word formed from the first letters of a name, such as laser for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series of words, such as radar for radio detecting and ranging The requirement of forming a word is what distinguishes an acronym from an abbreviation Thus modem [modulator-demodulator] is an acronym, and AES [Audio Engineering Society] is an abbreviation [Unsubstantiated rumor has it that the word "acronym" itself is an acronym, created from the phrase "abbreviating by cropping remainders off names to yield meaning" -- but it has never been confirmed ] (Thanks MR!)
Literally top or front (initial) name The Acropolis was the "top city" or, more descriptively, the city on top of the rock An acronym is a name constructed from the initial letters of a longer name RCA is an abbreviation for Radio Corporation of America (now French owned) GM is an abbreviation for General Motors Some abbreviations are pronounceable as in the case of NASA and
The original definition was "term for words made from the initial letters or syllables of other words", indicating that it should be pronounceable as a word, e.g. snafu, comsat
A word formed from the first or first few letters of several words (e g , RADAR for radio detecting and ranging, NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization) The acronym is spoken as a word, rather than a series of letters each with its own pronunciation (See Abbreviation)