Questions tagged [abbreviations]
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word, or phrase, typically created by taking initial letters for example OEM for Original Equipment Manufacturer or shortening the word, for example 'Tues' for Tuesday.
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What's the meaning of "QTY"? [closed]
I found the abbreviation "QTY" in an assay (not essay!😊). Can you tell me the meaning of this abbreviation? How can I paraphrase/explain it into ordinary words?
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Where does "off'n" come from?
The preposition "off'n" is seen/heard in Southern and other dialects of American English.
He drank so much he fell off'n the bar stool.
There's nothing about it in Etymonline, and Merriam-...
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What is the full form of the word " Special Ops" ? I am asking this question in military context [closed]
I have googled this question. But I just wanted to get a human answer to it. What is the full form of the word "Special Ops" ?
I looked this in dictionary. But the dictionary did not ...
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"Do" in a 1932 text: acronym, or what?
Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night, XII, p. 285:
March 7 – abusive letter by post to Miss de Vine,' `March 11, do, to Miss Hillyard and Miss Layton (…)
Any idea about that “do” in the second entry? No ...
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Why is "transaction" shortened as "xact"? [duplicate]
I came upon the shortcut xact standing for transaction in Postgres database:
The word transaction is often abbreviated as xact.
Then I found that this is probably not Postgres-specific, and it is ...
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What was the meaning of oʳ (o with superscript r) in 17th century?
What was the meaning of or in Isaac Newton's time?
I am reading "Newton and the Counterfeiter" by Thomas Levenson. It contains quotes from Newton's lesser known alchemical notes. An example ...
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What are the plural equivalents of Messrs for Ms, Miss & Mrs? [duplicate]
Mr. smith and Mr. Jones can be expressed as Messrs. Smith and Jones.
How can Ms. Smith and Ms. Jones, or Miss Smith and Miss Jones, or Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones respectively be so consolidated?
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"2+ Million" or "2 Million+"?
When using a plus sign for brevity in a phrase like "over two million", where should the plus sign go?
2+ Million
2 Million+
The same concept would happen with thousand, billion, etc.
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Abbreviation for "read as", often used for spelling out euphemisms
A long time ago, I had a teacher who said you could write "lit." to mean "read this as". The typical example is to provide a tongue-in-cheek translation from English to English, ...
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is it correct to say "as per your comfort" or "at your comfort" [closed]
I find saying/writing,
"As per your convenience"
And
"At your convenience"
too lengthy, cumbersome, etc.
Therefore, is it correct to say "as per your comfort" or "at ...
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Is there a name for such political abbreviations as "libfem" for liberal feminism and "ancap" for anarcho-capitalism? [closed]
In the last ten years or so, I've seen these strange abbreviations all over the Internet. Besides the ones in the above title, I've seen these examples: "tradcath", "nazbol", "...
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Why represent percentages with "pc" rather than "%"?
I've seen more and more well respected publications expressing percentages using the abbreviation "pc". E.g. Telegraph:
How else to explain the decision to award a board seat to the boss of ...
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What is the opposite of et seq.?
What Latin-derived abbreviation could be used in place of "and the previous ones" or "and the predecessors" i.e., the opposite of et seq.?
I can't start from the other end and use ...
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hereinafter or abbreviate [closed]
In my document if I mention the first time "File 1234 (in the Official Records hereinafter)", then after that in the same document if I say "File 5678", will that mean that "...
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What is the origin of shorthand for "with" -> "w/"?
In many places, I've seen "w/" written instead of "with". At least, I think that one replaces the other. I couldn't find anywhere what is the origin of "w/".
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