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| | Acronym and initialism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The traditional style of pluralizing single letters with "'s" ("there are two Q's in that word") was naturally extended to acronyms when they were commonly written with periods, and is still preferred by some people for initialisms. | | | The world's longest initialism, according to the Guinness Book of World Records is NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT. | | | As literacy rates rose, the practice of referring to words by their first letters became increasingly convenient. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialism
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| | Kimler Adventure Pages - Post details: KISS my <Acronym> |
| | Acronym: An abbreviation forms a word, using the initial letters of a name (e.g., WAC for Women's Army Corps) or parts of a series of words (e.g. | | | Abbreviation: A shortened form of a word or phrase used to represent the complete form (e.g., Mass. | | | a word (as NATO, radar, or snafu) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters |
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http://www.randsco.com/index.php/2005/03/25/kiss_my_acronym
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| | SCC - Library: Research Sources - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms |
| | Initialism - To locate the meaning of an abbreviation (as FBI) formed from initial letters | | | Acronyms - To locate the meaning of a word (as radar, or snafu) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term | | | Abbreviations - To locate the meaning of a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole |
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http://www.scc-fl.edu/library/research/researchsources/abb.htm
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| | Letters and Letters and Words |
| | Initialism are also good for speedy communication in the text-based world of the Internet. | | | U.S., A word formed from the initial letters of other words." | | | These are initialisms in which each letter does not necessarily stand for the first letter of each word in the phrase but instead, when each letter is pronounced as if it were an alphabetism, is a homonym for the phrase it represents. |
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http://green.seagull.net/dryad/english/acronyms.html
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| | Blogger: Email Post to a Friend |
| | For those of you who have not had the luxury of attending library school, allow me to explain: an abbreviation is a shortening of a word, such as abbr. | | | As you can see, I delight in the creation of acronyms and initialisms and secretly enjoy when they can be used for evil purposes. | | | An initialism is like an acronym except that the initial letters of the phrase do not form a word, such as HTML for High Tight-assed Monkey Lickers. |
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http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=6639964&postID=111928075551674932
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| | Word of the Week--27 |
| | Most of the time, the definition should be given first, with the shortened version following in parentheses or surrounded by commas. | | | In the definitions, it is unnecessary to underline or italicize the letters that make up the shortened form. | | | Most acronyms and initialisms are written with all capital letters, but this can change over time. |
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http://grcpublishing.grc.nasa.gov/WordOfWeekArchive/week27.cfm
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| | initialism - Wiktionary |
| | A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter. | | | This page was last modified 22:45, 18 August 2005. |
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/initialism
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| | What is a SWMBO? |
| | In it, Rumpole refers to his wife as 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', and, yes, you can hear the capitalization just as I've written it. | | | In order to make it simpler to say, we've come up the the initialism. | | | Who was it who said that nicknames are a form of endearment? |
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http://www.idjit.net/swmbo.html
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| | anacronym - a Whatis.com definition |
| | But getting back to anacronyms, they seem to be forming at an alarming rate. | | | Note: Email addresses will only be used to send site | | | It's a word that is short for other words, usually using their initial letters. |
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http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci211560,00.html
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| | Abbr vs Acronym |
| | An abbreviation of a phrase consisting of the initial letter of each word in the phrase; distinguishable from an acronym in that it is not pronounced as a single word; for example B.B.C., C.I.A. This now illuminates the inconsistency (between the spec's definition and the definition used in the English language) in the W3 specification. | | | A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form; for example, U.K. for United Kingdom. | | | From the above definitions it is clear that an acronym is a particular class of abbreviation, abbreviation is the more general of the two. |
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http://www.benmeadowcroft.com/webdev/articles/abbr-vs-acronym.shtml
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| | Some initials come from the letters in the middle of the word for example PMS. | | | Although, there is an exception to initialism because sometimes the initials may not come from the beginning letters in a word or phrase. | | | 5Michelle Kellerfjrm333333@aol.comRe: Quiz 5: Terms19991011155911Initialism Initialism means to take the first letter of a word or a set of words and pronounce them separately. |
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http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/language/language_forum/13.thread
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| | Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms | mono |
| | An abbreviation that is formed from the first letter or letters of words in a phrase and pronounced letter by letter is an initialism. | | | The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. | | | An abbreviation that is formed from the first letter or letters of words in a phrase and pronounced as a word is an acronym. |
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http://larsholst.info/blog/2003/09/28/abbreviations-acronyms-initialisms
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| | A word formed from the initial parts (letters OR syllables OR arbitrary parts), of a name. | | | A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter being pronounced separately, e.g. | | | The key difference between an acronym and an initialism is that an acronym is a NEW WORD, while an initalism is not. |
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http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/abbr.html
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| | The Mavens' Word of the Day |
| | The word initialism dates from the late nineteenth century. | | | An initialism is used for a word formed from the initial letters of the words (or main words) in a series of words, when the resulting word is not pronounced as a word, but as individual letters spelled out. | | | An acronym is used for a word formed from the initial letters of the words (or main words) in a series of words, when the resulting word is pronounced as a word. |
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http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19980825
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| | [WSG] <acronym> and <abbr> and worms |
| | While some people disagree, all methods of shortening words or phrases are subsets of abbreviation. | | | An acronym is defined as a WORD formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. | | | The important point here is that an acronym must be a WORD - this means that the joined initial letters must be able to be pronounced. |
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http://www.mail-archive.com/wsg@webstandardsgroup.org/msg15231.html
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| | SSC San Diego Corporate Image Progam - Name and Initialism |
| | Note: For messages, use SPAWARSYSCEN SAN DIEGO CA. | | | Punctuation: Do not use a comma with the initialism. | | | Nomenclature: The Center's initialism is SSC San Diego. |
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http://www.nosc.mil/sti/publications/corpimage/nameinit.html
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| | Cisco IOS access lists: 10 things you should know |
| | An initialism would be saying the letters individually (A, C, L). | | | I prefer it as an initialism, like “A, C, L” but what does everyone else think? | | | What is the proper way to pronounce ACL? |
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http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11189-0.html?forumID=3&threadID=176253&start=0
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| | Middle East Open Encyclopedia: XHR |
| | pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters means that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). | | | Because of the list's size, acronyms and initialisms beginning with certain characters appear in separate articles. | | | initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc |
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http://www.baghdadmuseum.org/ref?title=XHR
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| | PLA - Art History Online Reference and Guide |
| | PLA can refer to any of the following: | | | It could be an initialism for the Pagan Liberation Army. | | | It could be an initialism for the People's Liberation Army. |
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http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/PLA
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| | Acronym - Simple English Wikipedia |
| | An initialism is a "word" made from the first letters of each word in a phrase. | | | Unlike acronyms, initialisms cannot be spoken as words: they are spoken letter by letter. | | | People often use the word "acronym" to describe initialisms. |
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http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym
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| | initialism |
| | the practice of using initials or forming words from initials. | | | a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as | | | a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as |
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http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/initialism
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| | Blogger: Email Post to a Friend |
| | This is called an initialism when the letters are sounded out, as in the previous example, but it is called an acronym when the abbreviation forms a pronouncable word, such as NATO or AIDS. | | | "An initialism is an abbreviation formed by using the first letters, or initials, of a series of words, for example BBC or IBM. | | | No, letters are pronounced separately, so therefore it must be an abbreviation, as there is no letter for 'of', and therefore does not qualify as an initialism. |
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http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=3957743&postID=200192249
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| | Walt at Random » Blog Archive » Fading language distinctions |
| | It’s automatically an initialism (that is, an abbreviation made up of the first letters of a series of words)–but it’s also a word. | | | While all six are initialisms, only the first three are acronyms. | | | People see the word formatted a little differently, and they can mouseover and see what the acronym or initialism stands for. |
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http://walt.lishost.org/?p=7
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| | PainInTheEnglish.com |
| | Except that would mean they can't be called TLAs. | | | "Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), US (or U.S.). | | | Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, and are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, AIDS, laser, scuba, UNESCO. |
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http://www.painintheenglish.com/post.asp?id=333
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| | CS : Cs |
| | This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. | | | The initialism CS may stand for:the chemical element Caesium (Cs)Christian ScienceComputer sciencethe computer game Counter-StrikeCredit Suisse[?]CS gasThis is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. |
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http://www.termsdefined.net/cs/cs.html
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| | HTML is not an acronym... - saila.com |
| | Despite these well-recognized definitions, there remains a lot of confusion as to what an acronym is (including some who should know better). | | | Where the guidelines are unclear is on what to do after that initial reference. | | | an acronym as “a word (as NATO, radar, or snafu) formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term;” |
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http://www.saila.com/usage/acronym
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| | Dr. Grammar - Frequently Asked Questions |
| | An initialism is an abbreviation that is formed by combining the initial letter of each word in a multiword term. | | | Generally, do not use periods when they are uppercase, but use periods when they are lowercase. | | | The only exceptions are those acronyms that have become accepted as common nouns, which are written in lowercase letters. |
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http://www.drgrammar.org/faqs
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| | SBF Glossary: .tj to TN3270 |
| | The initialism is used in manuscripts to indicate where material is expected for future insertion. | | | This isn't a very common abbreviation, in the lower-case and punctuated forms given; it's an SBF recommendation. | | | This doesn't bother most people, but for those who prefer precision, |
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http://www.plexoft.com/SBF/T03.html
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| | DH - the free encyclopedia |
| | DH is an initialism that can stand for various things including: | | | If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. |
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http://www.free-web-encyclopedia.com/?t=Dh
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| | Medical Library Association: Style Manual: Abbreviations |
| | See also "bylines" in the Names and Terms section. | | | In text, spell out most initialisms and acronyms the first time they appear, followed by the initialism or acronym in parentheses; use the initialism or acronym alone thereafter. | | | Many acceptable abbreviations and initialisms and their usage are specified throughout this manual and its appendixes. |
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http://www.mlanet.org/publications/style/style_abbreviations.html
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| | Rxpress - UNSC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This page about a 4-letter acronym or initialism is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. | | | If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. | | | See templates for deletion to help reach a consensus on what to do. |
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http://www.rxpresspharmacy.com/wiki/index/UNSC
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| | AACR2 2002--Updating Loose Leafs |
| | Access to this form is important so that non-catalogers can find the record. | | | Give a note/access point for the acronym or initialism. |
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/ir/updatingll_02_files/slide0034.htm
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| | [bl] Acronym vs Initialism |
| | > THX is pronounced by spelling but, I believe, isn't an initialism of any > words. | | | When does someone who is part-black and part-white cease to be an "African-Canadian and become "white"? | | | On or about 26.06.02 10:54 AM, Peter Bayes wrote: > CD-ROM is an initialism that's partially not spelled out -- so does it > cease to be an intialism and become an acronym? |
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http://lists.samurai.com/pipermail/bryans-list/2002-June/007027.html
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| | KKK - TheBestLinks.com - Initialism, Ku Klux Klan, Philippines, Spain, ... |
| | KKK is an initialism (or a three-letter abbreviation) referring to the following organizations: | | | The Ku Klux Klan (sometimes incorrectly called the Klu Klux Klan) is a white supremacy organization in the United States. | | | KKK, Initialism, Ku Klux Klan, Philippines, Spain, United States, White... |
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http://www.thebestlinks.com/KKK.html
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| | Anne Addison Research Paper |
| | An initialism for the Know-Want-Learned graphical organizer of students to tell what they know (K), want to know (W), and finally, after the lesson, what they have learned (L). | | | An initialism of English as a Second Language, a term used to describe a program for non-English speakers who are in the process of developing English language competency. | | | An initialism of limited English proficient, a term for a student who may not speak English at all, or, at least, not with the same facility as other classmates. |
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http://www.shsu.edu/~lib_jeo/anneaddisonresearch.htm
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| | Y-12 National Security Complex: Acronym List |
| | Definitions of abbreviation, acronym and initialism can be found in Definition of Terms. | | | To find an acronym, initialism, or abbreviation from our site, choose one of the following approaches: | | | More than 10,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms are included in alphabetical lists compiled from documents prepared by contributing editors of the Communications and Public Affairs organization at the Y-12 National Security Complex and other staff members of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the former Oak Ridge K-25 Site, and Y-12 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. |
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http://www1.y12.doe.gov/search/library/acronyms
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| | initialism - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | We found 8 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word initialism: | | | Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "initialism" is defined. | | | initialism : ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science [home, info] |
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http://www.onelook.com/?w=initialism
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| | Abbreviation and acronym/initialism expansion procedures for a text to speech reader (US5634084) |
| | An acronym/initialism expanding procedure identifies words in the text message that are acronyms and initialisms, parses pronounceable syllables within the identified words and generates a substitute string that can consist of any combination of letters, numbers, pronounceable syllables or multiple letter identifiers. | | | An abbreviation expansion procedure evaluates, based on the classification values for words neighboring the identified words, which, if any, of the potential expansion values is applicable, and substitutes the potential expansion for the identified abbreviation word when evaluation yields a success value. |
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http://www.delphion.com/details?pn10=US05634084
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| | Blue's News: Edit Message |
| | q[You mean "acronym", not "abbreviation".]q Strictly speaking, it's neither; it's actually an initialism. | | | MMOG is an initialism that's pronounced "Em em oh gee," so "an" is the correct definite article. | | | If the author wanted to write out "Massively multiplayer online game," he would, and he'd use "a" to precede it. |
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http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/edit.pl?id=268086&start=0
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| | AcronymGenie language learning software |
| | Simply type the first few letters of the acronym or abbreviation you are looking for and the list of acronyms will narrow down to a more specific list until you have a match. | | | You will find here a concise description of how to use the database and its multiple search functions. | | | The included glossary explains terms like acronym, abbreviation, initialism, expansion and recursive acronym. |
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http://www.softempire.com/acronymgenie.html
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| | Find in a Library: Reverse acronyms and initialism dictionary; a companion volume to Acronyms and initialism ... |
| | WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. | | | Reverse acronyms and initialism dictionary; a companion volume to Acronyms and initialism dictionary, with terms arranged alphabetically by meaning of acronym. | | | Find in a Library: Reverse acronyms and initialism dictionary; a companion volume to Acronyms and initialism dictionary, with terms arranged alphabetically by meaning of acronym. |
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http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/1e215252ee5a630f.html
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: RO: RON |
| | It is usually used in Polish since a more popular English initialism is derived from the... | | | RON may refer to any of the following:RON, an initialism for Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów aka Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/R/RO/RON
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| | Allwords.com Definition of initialism |
| | A set of initial, usually capital, letters used as an abbreviation, especially of an organization, where each letter is given its own separate pronunciation, eg ‘BBC' for British Broadcasting Corporation or ‘FBI' for Federal Bureau of Investigation. | | | Your Query of 'initialism' Resulted in 1 Matches |
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http://www.allwords.com/word-initialism.html
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| | ICL |
| | The initialism ICL may have at least four meanings: | | | The initialism ICL may have at least four meanings: Imperial College London, although this initialism is strongly discouraged by Imperial International Computers Ltd, the British computer hardware and services company, formerly... | | | Imperial College London, although this initialism is strongly discouraged by Imperial |
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http://www.33beat.com/ICL.html
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| | i) If an acronym or initialism of the title appears in the chief source of information with the full form of the title, transcribe the acronym or initialism as other title information. | | | Ceramic forum international [gmd] : CFI : Berichte der DKG Los Angeles County Museum of Art [GMD] : LACMA : [home page] In all other cases, transcribe other title information in the title and statement of responsibility area if considered to be important, or give it in a note (see 12.7B6.1), or ignore it. | | | Ceramic forum international [GMD] : CFI : Berichte der DKG Los Angeles County Museum of Art [GMD] : LACMA : [home page] In all other cases, transcribe other title information in the title and statement of responsibility area if considered to be important, or give it in a note (see 12.7B6.1), or ignore it. |
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http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/jca/ccda/docs/schiff5.doc
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