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An acronym* becomes a new word, which has its own plural. Members of Parliament has its plural -s on the M-word, but the abbreviation is MPs, plural of MP, not MsP. Same with SATs and most others mentioned here. The original question related to where the original acronym* already contained a plural: FRE, Rules.
And that "NA is an initialism which carries the same meaning [as n/a]. A slash is not used in an initialism or acronym. However, the derivative form N/A is in common use." Considerations: A slash in "n/a" makes sense because it prevents readers from trying to read "na" as a word and interpreting it perhaps as a misspelling of "no".
Here is the definition of "GPS" in Microsoft Computer Dictionary. Acronym for Global Positioning System.A radio navigation system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense that uses a constellation of 24 earth satellites, which are monitored by ground-based control stations, to provide precise, continuous worldwide positioning and timing information.
Senior Member. British English. Oct 4, 2016. #2. I think " for " is the most common. Exceptionally, if you were explaining how a certain abbreviation or acronym was formed, you might choose to use "from" instead. For example, quango is formed from quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization. FBI is the acronym to Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The abbreviation, STP stands for standard temperature and pressure. At standard temperature and pressure, a system is said to have a temperature of zero degrees centigrade (273 Kelvins) and the pressure equal to the atmosphere is always 1 atm. Additionally, one mole of any gas at STP occupies a volume of 22.414 L. Remember, this concept only holds true for gases.
Johnny L. · Media Owl. Dec 15, 2014. The acronym CHNOPS is often used to remember the 6 most common elements in living things: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. The first four of those (C, H, N, and O) are more common than the last two (P and S), so that's the simple answer to your question.
Explanation: An acronym is a word, name or set of letters created as an abbreviation of a longer phrase or sentence. Usually connectives or words such as 'and' or 'of' are not included in the abbreviation. Examples: NASA = National Aeronautics (and) Space Administration. DIY = Do It Yourself.
When writing english business letters, which is the corrct abbreviation of "attention". I reckon it must be either "att" or "atn". I've always used "att", but fear that it might be a calque introduced from danish. Thank you.
Oct 7, 2019. #2. Acronyms are typically formed by using the first letter of each word in a phrase to form a new word. Abbreviations are a shortened form of a word or phrase: can't < cannot; etc. < et cetera, specs < spectacles; gal. < gallon. Usually there is an apostrophe in the word or a full stop at the end to indicate the missing letter (s).
Acronym is a fairly recent word, dating from the 1940s, although acronyms existed long before we gave them that name. The term was preceded in English by the word initialism , meaning an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of a phrase, and which has been in use since the late 19th century.