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Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
"Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include:
d þ ð k g kj gj s h j l r m n nk ng x sometimes (before s, k ) ∅ (between m and d, t, s, g ) ∅ (between ó and a vowel) ∅ (between l or n and g, n, l, k, s ) ∅ (between r and n , and between g and s ) ∅ (between á, ó, ú , and a, o, u )
q.d. quaque die "every day" Used on prescriptions to indicate the medicine should be taken daily. QED: quod erat demonstrandum "that which was to be demonstrated" [1] Cited in many texts at the end of a mathematical proof. Example: "At the end of the long proof, the professor exclaimed ' QED! '" q.v. qq.v. quod vide quae vide "which see"
Vanessa Rissetto, a registered dietitian in New York, shared five things she’d never do as an expert in nutrition as part of a speed round of expert advice in a TODAY segment that aired on Jan. 4:
2 Control-D has been used to signal "end of file" for text typed in at the terminal on Unix / Linux systems. Windows, DOS, and older minicomputers used Control-Z for this purpose. Windows, DOS, and older minicomputers used Control-Z for this purpose.
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter U. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars