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Approx.
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approximately.
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Abbreviation
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Abbreviation is
a shortened form of words or lengthy phrases. ...
An initialism is where a long phrase is abbreviated to its initial letters
but the letters are pronounced individually, not spoken as a word -
for example, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). An initialism
can be considered a type of acronym..
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Acronym
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An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components
of a longer name or phrase, usually using individual initial letters,
as in NATO or EU, but sometimes using syllables, as in Benelux,
or a mixture of the two, as in radar.
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Apt.
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Apartment.
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Appt.
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Appointment
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A.S.A.P.
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As soon as possible.
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BTW
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By the way.
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B.Y.O.B.
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Bring your own bottle.
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c/o
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Care of.
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dept
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department
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D.I.Y.
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Do it yourself.
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est.
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established
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E.T.A.
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Estimated Time of Arrival.
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min.
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minute or minimum.
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misc.
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miscellaneous.
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Mr.
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Mister
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Mrs.
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Mistress (pronounced Missus)
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no.
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number.
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OMG
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Oh my God.
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R.S.V.P.
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French, "please reply" (Repondez s'il vous plait).
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tel.
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telephone.
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AKA
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Also known as.
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B2B
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business-to-business
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B2C
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business-to-consumer
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c/o
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care of
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FB
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Facebook
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LOL
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Laughing out loud.
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CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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CFO
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Chief Financial Officer
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CMO
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Chief Marketing Officer
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FYI
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For your information.
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AI
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Artificial Intelligence
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EV
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Electrical (powered) Vehicles
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MBA
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Master in Business Administration
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Ph.D.
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Doctor in Philosophy
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OBP
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Online Browsing Platform
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VPN
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Virtual Private Network
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ISP
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Internet Service Provider
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BRB
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Be Right Back
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temp.
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Temperature or Temporary
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etc
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etcetera, "and other things"
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e.g.
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exampli gratia, "example given"
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P.S.
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post script, "written after"
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AD
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Anno Domini, "The Year of Our Lord"
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AM
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ante meridiem, before noon
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PM
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post meridiem, after noon
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FAA
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Federal Aviation Agency
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FCC
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Federal Communications Commission
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BA
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Bachelor of Arts
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BC
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Before Christ, blind copy
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SARS
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
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lb
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librum, pound
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VP
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Vice President
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NBA
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National Baseball Association
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NSA
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National Security Agency
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OTC
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Over-The-Counter
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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AA
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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AMA
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American Medical Association
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AMD
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Advanced Micro Devices
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FEMA
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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OMB
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Office of Management and Budget
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CPC
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Cost Per Click
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CPM
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Cost Per Thousand
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CTR
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Click Through Rate
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DKIM
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Domain Key Identified Mail
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LSAT
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Law School Admission Test
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SMB
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Small and Medium (size) Business
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Fiji
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English
(official), Fijian, Hindustani
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Finland
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Finnish 92%
(official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and
Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)
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France
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French 100%,
rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal,
Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
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French Guiana
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French
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French Polynesia
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French 61.1%
(official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%,
other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
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Gabon
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French
(official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira,
Bandjabi
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Gambia, The
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English
(official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
vernaculars
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Gaza Strip
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Arabic,
Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians),
English (widely understood)
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Georgia
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Georgian 71%
(official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other
7%
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Germany
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German
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Ghana
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English
(official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,
Ewe, and Ga)
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Gibraltar
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English (used
in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian,
Portuguese
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Greece
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Greek 99%
(official), English, French
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Greenland
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Greenlandic
(East Inuit), Danish, English
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Grenada
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English
(official), French patois
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Guadeloupe
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French
(official) 99%, Creole patois
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Guam
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English
38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific
island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5%
(2000 census)
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Guatemala
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Spanish 60%,
Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian
languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna,
and Xinca)
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Guernsey
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English,
French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country
districts
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Guinea
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French
(official), each ethnic group has its own language
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Vet
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Veteran or Veterinary
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TGIF
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Thank Goodness It's Friday
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