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To be announced (TBA) or to be declared (TBD) – details may have been determined, but are not yet ready to be announced. To be confirmed (TBC), to be resolved (TBR), [1] or to be provided (TBP) [2] – details may have been determined and possibly announced, but are still subject to change prior to being finalized.
TBD (TV network), an American broadcast television network for millennials TBD TV (now WJLA 24/7 News), a local cable news channel for Washington, D.C.; TBD Records, an American record label
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short" [1]) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym) or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word, usually ended with a trailing period. For example: etc. is the usual abbreviation for et cetera.
Basic texting abbreviations 8. BC. In texting terms, the second and third letters of the alphabet don’t refer to the time “before Christ.” “BC” is short for “because.”
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary.
This shorthand is described as "imprecise" in a Q&A on the website of the Chicago Manual of Style, which advises, . It's best to be more straightforward and specific. For example, use bullets or boldface zeros (••• or 000) to stand in for page numbers that cannot be determined until a manuscript is paginated as a book (but see paragraph 2.37 in CMOS).
James Whitaker*, 35, first gambled at around the age of 12, playing Italian Roulette with real money.In his late 20s, he got hooked playing Blackjack at a casino in California.