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The traditional abbreviations for U.S. states and territories, widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U.S. postal abbreviations, are still commonly used for other purposes (such as legal citation), and are still recognized (though discouraged) by the Postal Service.
NRN, meaning No Reply Necessary or No Reply Needed. The recipient is informed that they do not have to reply to this email. NRR, meaning No Reply Requested or No Reply Required. The recipient is informed that they do not have to reply to this email. NSFW, meaning Not Safe For Work or Not Suitable For Work. Used in corporate emails to indicate ...
BSG – black start generator; BSR – blind shear rams (blowout preventer) BSML – below sea mean level; BS&W – basic sediments and water; BT – buoyancy tank; BTEX – benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene and xylene; BTHL – bottom hole log; BTO/C – break to open/close (valve torque) BTU – British thermal units
In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.
3. Between two groups, may mean that the first one is a proper subgroup of the second one. > (greater-than sign) 1. Strict inequality between two numbers; means and is read as "greater than". 2. Commonly used for denoting any strict order. 3. Between two groups, may mean that the second one is a proper subgroup of the first one. ≤ 1.
He established the principle of cryptic crossword clues. [25] Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [26] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those ...
CAD: computer-aided design, computer-aided drafting; cadmium [plating]: CAGE: Commercial and Government Entity [code]: A CAGE code is a unique identifier to label an entity (that is, a specific government agency or corporation at a specific site) that is a CDA, ODA, or MFR of the part defined by the drawing.
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.