acronyms

There was an article a week or so ago in the Detroit Free Press that mentioned something about "an NWA employee." As I was reading the article, I read "NWA" to myself as "Northwest Airlines" (out of habit), thus the preceding "an" sounded incorrect. Remember the rule - always use "a" before a word that begins with a consonant sound and "an" before a word that begins with a vowel sound. This got me

This is a big and very useful acronyms list. This list is also known by different names like Computer Acronyms, Computer Abbreviations, Computer Terms, Computer Slang, Computer Shortcuts, Computer Symbols, Computer Words, Computer Glossary, Computer Terminology, etc. This list is properly organized and is alphabetically arranged.

This post contains a list of over 350 acronyms which are used over internet while chatting, surfing, posting articles and is a real nice way to write in shorthand. Now a days these types of acronyms are widely used over the chatting, and web world which we also call as internet. This list is alphabetically ordered and contains almost every acronym used these days. So not wasting any more time,

Dictionaries / Glossaries aboutAcronyms and AbbreviationsAcronym: An acronym is one of the abbreviation kinds and means in old greek "heads of names". Acronyms are usually built from the initials of the words it represents. e.g. FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization.Abbreviation, on the other hand, is a shortened form of a written word or phrase e.g. org for organization.Computer-related Acronyms

Raw copy today made reference to:Plaid Cymru’s Chris Franks, South Wales Central AMWho is this man, I wondered – a politician or a Welsh radio station?AM is actually an acronym for Assembly Member; that is, a member of the National Assembly for Wales.As such it is akin to MP (Member of Parliament), MEP (Member of the European Parliament) and MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament).But I think

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber LineAGP - Accelerated Graphics PortALI - Acer Labs, IncorporatedALU - Arithmetic Logic UnitAMD - Advanced Micro DevicesAPC - American Power ConversionASCII - American Standard Code for Information InterchangeASIC - Application Specific Integrated CircuitASPI - Advanced SCSI Programming InterfaceAT - Advanced TechnologyATI - ATI Technologies Inc.ATX - Advanced T

ACR Absolute category rating ANSI American National Standards Institute ATM Asynchronous transfer mode CIE Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage cpd Cycles per degree CRT Cathode ray tube CSF Contrast sensitivity function dB Decibel DCR Degradation category rating DCT Discrete cosine transform DMOS Differential mean opinion score DSCQS Double stimulus continuous quality scale DSIS

Some words and acronyms mean different things to different people. Today, I am going to present a list of key terms and their meanings from my viewpoint. Some peoples opinion differ to mine I am sure. But when I speak about these things in posts, it is from the perspective of these definitions.Awareness- Awareness encompasses all the skills, tactics and techniques we use during the pre-attack stag

Some of the commonly used acronyms in NetWeaver ABAP : ABAP - Advanced Business Application ProgrammingALE - Application Link EnablingALV - ABAP List ViewerBAdI - Business Add InBAPI - Business Application Programming InterfaceBDC - Batch Data ConversionBPEL - Business Process Execution Language (for Web Services)BPM - Business Process Management BSP- Business Server PageCAF - Composite Applicat

Web Acronyms and Abbreviations Below are a list of common acronyms and abbreviations which are used in web sites and on the internet, a lot of the time people just skip past these not knowing what they mean. But I hope you find these useful and answer some of those questions which have been bugging you. Obviously [...]

It seems like we use acronyms in everything lately from texting to chatting, so why should Myspace whoring be any different? Here is a list of some of the terms/slang and acronyms you may encounter during your MySpacing and their definitions, S4S - Stands for Support For Support, this basically means exchanging support for each other by [...]

Another weekend, time for some laugh. Today I’m going to post few acronyms and their actual meaning. And believe me, you’ll enjoy these true full-forms.  Have a look at these and enjoy.       PCMCIA - People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms ISDN - It Still Does Nothing APPLE - [...]ShareThis

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If you don’t eat, sleep and breathe cars, or devour car magazines in minute detail, there’s a good chance you don’t know all the technological terms that pop up in the media, new car advertising and literature. With every new model year, it seems, there are new technology and acronyms. Here’s a concise list of the terms you’re most likely to see and read about in the

Special Education Acronyms - What Do All Those Letters Mean? - This article will discuss a lot of the special education acronyms that parents hear every day. By understanding what they mean, you can better advocate for an appropriate education for your child. More: continued here Other Review: LYDIA: The Story of How the Ladybug Earned her Wings (Paperback)

The CT scan went well this morning. I was really nervous about her not eating for an extended period of time, but her night nurse did a great job of helping me make sure Maddie ate at the last possible moments. It was a bit of fiasco getting her down to the CT area. They insisted on bringing her crib down, and tried to get me to lay her in the crib for transport. I knew if I laid her down she woul

Can’t understand the “IM Language” or “chat slang” the kids are typing? Does it seem like they’re speaking a foreign language when they chat? Should you be worried if you see your child getting a message like “Im 47/m/ny, LMIRL 121″? (Yes, you should.) We’ve all used acronyms or shorthand at one point or [...]

Original Title: Naty Author: jcndigitalOnline dating involves a whole lot of chatting. Therefore it's important that you know quite a bit about the acronyms used. This article tells you all about them.Chat acronyms are the 'in' thing today. To be unaware of them is shocking. Chat acronyms are a fun way of online chatting. These instant messages will reflect on your Internet savvy attitude. Online dating chat rooms thrive on these acronyms. These acronyms resemble the acronyms used by people while chatting in general. Common acronymsSome acronyms are a must in online dating chat rooms. These acronyms save the user not only time but are an effective and fun way of conveying thoughts and feelings to the other person.AAK -- Asleep at keyboard AAMOF -- As a matter of fact AAMOI -- As a mat

I have mentioned it before, but it bears repeating: I hate acronyms. My soul hateth them with an undying hatred.Acronyms are by their very nature exclusive; they exclude everyone who doesn't know (or can't remember) what they stand for. There are two groups of people in particular who use acronyms to excess, and they are unfortunately the two groups in which I most often find myself: fanboys and Catholics.Fanboys are by nature an exclusive group, so their use of acronyms is to some degree justifiable. Nonetheless, when in an Internet discussion forum, I always feel a little out of touch because, while everyone else is glibly tossing around LOTR or ToD, I'm sitting there struggling to remember that those stand for Lord of the Rings and Temple of Doom, respectively. That's why, on this blog,

We've written before about the phenonemon of WAGs – the wives and girlfriends of the English national football team. It's an acronym much loved by the tabloid press over here, and Wikipedia has quite a good entry on the term WAG.It occurred to me recently, however, that although collectively these wives and girlfriends can be referred to as WAGs, it is somewhat difficult to have one WAG, for one cannot simultaneously be both a wife and girlfriend (of the same football player). One would be a wife OR girlfriend.Wikipedia also mentions the acronym CHAPs: celebrities' husbands and partners. One CHAP would surely be a CHOP, which is also amusing but much less offensive than calling someone a WOG...

House style at the publication I work for is to shorten long, multi-word company names to an acronym after first use (if possible). For example, 'Jonathan Smithson International' will be called 'Jonathan Smithson International (JSI)' on first use and after that just 'JSI'. This saves space, is easier to read and reduces the risk of typos.Today I was subbing a story about a firm called Appropriate Scaffolding Services and was just about to shorten its name to an acronym when I realised that referring to it as 'ASS' throughout the feature possibly wouldn't be appreciated by its directors.... although it might have given readers on both sides of the Atlantic a chuckle.

Sure it’s fun to tell people your phone number spells “WINDBREAKR” but we store those numbers in our cells and don’t think about them again until we lose/break/drown our phones and send a mass email. But that’s not my point.In the 1920s, phone numbers that spelled a word were clever. “Hi Gladys. Ring me up KL5-GAMS – I need to hire a flapper, a floor-flusher, not a heeler but a real Oliver Twist for the big hop on Saturday.” In those days, there were party lines and operator-assisted dialing and very few phone numbers and exchanges.With the advent of toll-free numbers (virtually meaningless in a cellular world of whenever-wherever-whatever-minute-loaded plans), companies needed their 800 numbers to be memorable, so they turned to acronyms (words).“For the best in indiffer

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Confused by the alphabet soup of cell phone acronyms? I don't blame you. Here's a cheat sheet that'll help you navigate the waters while your shopping for your next phone—or trying to get the most out of the handset you've got.Most of the confusion arises when it comes to the various types of cell phone networks. For example, when I ask my aunts and uncles which networks their phones work on, they'll usually tell me their carrier instead of whether they're using GSM or CDMA—and frankly, before I started writing about cell phones for a living, I didn't know the difference, either. So first, let's start with a quick overview of the two main standard for cell networks:GSM: Short for Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM is the most widespread standard for cell phones networks in the world. If you're a jetsetter who likes keeping in touch during your far-flung travels, you should go with a GSM-enabled phone, and here in the U.S., AT&T and T-Mobile are both GSM carriers.

ACR            Absolute category rating ANSI         American National Standards Institute ATM           Asynchronous transfer mode CIE           Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage cpd             Cycles per degree CRT           Cathode ray tube CSF             Contrast sensitivity function dB             Decibel DCR           Degradation category rating DCT           Discrete cosine transform DMOS         Differential mean opinion score DSCQS       Double stimulus continuous quality scale DSIS           Double stimulus [...]

Welcome to another Friday(-ish) Factoid! Today, I'd like to talk about acronyms. Now, we all know that acronyms are words formed by combining the initial letters (or parts) of several other words. Perhaps the most common acronym is "USA"... representing the United States of America. But in today's Friday Factoid, I'd like to share a few common words you may not have even realized were

Here is a list of most commonly used acronyms in instant messaging, Check this list once so that you need ask what it means when some one says AFAIC or FYI AFAIC - As far as I’m concerned AFAIK - As Far As I Know AFK - Away From Keyboard ASAP - As Soon As Possible BBL - Be Back [...]

While setting up my Myrmidon for PvP, I came across a couple of new acronyms I'd never heard before. And that got me thinking.All these noobs joining EVE right now and coming along the forums trying to understand it all and put some good setups for their ships will most likely run into these difficulties. This is especially true when it comes to modules.So in order to help you, here's my list of ten acronyms or terms you've got to know:Newbie, noob: a new playerCarebear: an EVE player who does not engage in PVPMWD: Microwarp Drive (1/10/100 MN)AB: Afterburner (1/10/100 MN)Hardener: Armour or Shield hardener, both active and passiveEANM: Energized Adaptive Nano MembraneRMR: Red Moon RisingPVP: Player vs PlayerPVE: Player vs EnvironmentNPC: Non-Player Character0.0: lawless space that lies outside empire sovereignty - also known as lowsecRatting: going after pirates, both NPC and PCMission: running agent missionsSolo: solo PVP, usually self sufficient with ability to tank, gank, and ta

Romantic Acronyms H.O.L.L.A.N.DHope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies.I.T.A.L.Y.I Trust And Love You.L.I.B.Y.A.Love Is Beautiful; You Also.F.R.A.N.C.E.Friendships Remain And Never Can End.C.H.I.N.A.Come Here.. I Need Affection.B.U.R.M.A.Between Us, Remember Me Always.I.N.D.I.A.I Nearly Died In Adoration.K.E.N.Y.A.Keep Everything Nice, Yet Arousing.C.A.N.A.D.A.Cute And Naughty Action that Developed into AttractionK.O.R.E.A.Keep Optimistic Regardless of Every Adversity.E.G.Y.P.T.Everything's Great, You Pretty Thing!R.U.S.S.I.A.Romance Under the Sky & Stars is Intimate Always.M.A.N.I.L.A.May All Nights Inspire Love Always.B.A.L.I.W.A.G.Beauty And Love I Will Always Give.M.A.L.A.B.O.N.May A Lasting Affair Be Ours Now.I.M.U.S.I Miss U, Sweetheart.P.A.S.I.G.Please Always Say I'm Gorgeous.C.E.B.U.Change Everything... But Us.P.E.R.U.Porget Everyone... Remember Us.P.A.R.A.N.A.Q.U.E.Please Always Remain Adorable, Nice And ...

Have you ever been reading a photography forum or article online and seen some acronym you didn't understand? Is CoC practically a four-letter word? Does GIF remind you of peanut butter? Are PJ's something you wear to bed at night? If so, you're in the right place to learn some photo lingo!

There are many World of Warcraft Acronyms that many new members do not understand. Below is a list of acronyms to help you understand all of the World of Warcraft gobbledegook.

Chat Room Acronyms and text messaging abbreviationsChat abbreviations are commonly used in e-mail, online chatting, online discussion forum postings, instant messaging, and in text messaging (SMS), especially between cell phone users. Below is a list of most common Chat Room Acronyms and text messaging abbreviationsAAAAA American Association Against Acronym AbuseAAK Asleep At Keyboard / Alive and KickingAAMOF As A Matter Of FactAAMOI As A Matter of InterestAAR/AAR8 At Any RateAAS Alive And SmilingAATK Always At The KeyboardAAYF As Always, Your FriendAB A** BackwardsABITHIWTITB A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The BushABT2 About ToACD Alt-Ctrl-DeleteACK AcknowledgeADAD Another Day, Another DollarADBB All Done. Bye Bye!ADIH Another Day in HellADIP Another Day In ParadiseADN Any Day NowADR AddressAEAP As Early As PossibleAFAGAY A Friend As Good As YouAFAHMASP A Fool and His Money Are Soon PartedAFAIC As Far As I'm ConcernedAFAIK As Far As I KnowAFAICT As Far As I Can TellAFAP As Far As

The weekend away to Melbourne was tiring. It’s always intense and jam-packed going there. There’s something organised for every minute of every day, and there’s always at least fifteen people involved. I’m just lucky I have a family who can laugh. My uncle began using acronyms in every-day language about a year or so ago. It was essentially a racist comment for the taxi drivers of Melbourne, but let’s not go there: I have a multi-cultural audience. But the use of every-day acronyms has increased and is also used by all of my Melbourne relatives now. What’s even funnier is that they don’t have to think about them either. They’ll quite happily continue a conversation without pausing about “Some T.F.P.I.T.A who cut-me off”. That one stands for a Total Fucking Pain in the Arse. These acronyms have also become more personal. One aunty is now known as the B.F. Triple B (or B.F.B.B.B). That one stands for a Big Fat Butch Bogan Bitch.

This is the first in an occasional series of my interpretation of 3 acronyms. XHR: XMLHttpRequest, javascript and other scripting languages API to transfer XML data from a web server to a client using HTTP. An important part of AJAX. Without this Google maps would not have happened. Reverse AJAX: Give me strength. For a start ‘Reverse’ isn’t an acronym. What this stuff does is, whereas AJAX goes to the server to get data to update the browser, with Reverse Ajax the communication is instigated from the server by pushing data to the client. Normal AJAX does a pull thing. So how does the server make communication with the browser. Not easily, as browsers only really listen for answers to questions they have asked. And of course there is the problem with firewalls. The first way is for the browser to poll often, like say every few seconds. The second way is for the server to load the data to the browser slowly, just to keep the channel open. Thirdly, there is the piggy

This is the first in an occasional series of my interpretation of 3 acronyms. XHR: XMLHttpRequest, javascript and other scripting languages API to transfer XML data from a web server to a client using HTTP. An important part of AJAX. Without this Google maps would not have happened. Reverse AJAX: Give me strength. For a start ‘Reverse’ isn’t an acronym. What this stuff does is, whereas AJAX goes to the server to get data to update the browser, with Reverse Ajax the communication is instigated from the server by pushing data to the client. Normal AJAX does a pull thing. So how does the server make communication with the browser. Not easily as browsers only really listen for answers to questions they have asked. And of course there is the problem with firewalls. The first way is for the browser to poll often, like say every few seconds. The second way is for the server to load the data to the browser slowly just to keep the channel open. Thirdly, there is the piggy

Is there a sticky somewhere listing the various acronyms that people use? I've come across some that I just can't figure out...TNT pattern and BWOF come to mind.Last post by paulag1955 at Sat 01 Dec 2007 11:35:30 PM Total posts: 1 Visit PatternReview.com to read this entire topic.Research Brother Sewing Machines, Sergers and Coverstitch Machines at PatternReview.com.

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Buried underneath the hoopla surrounding the announcement of ASUS' Lamborghini-branded ZX1 at CeBIT, the more mellow P560 was also announced, featuring pretty much every spec the average WinMo buyer could want these days in a package that speaks far, far less about the car you're driving (or ...