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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).
Used to indicate additions to a text after the signature of a letter. Example (in a letter format): "Sincerely, John Smith. PS Tell mother I say hello!" PPS post post scriptum "post-postscript" Used to indicate additions after a postscript. Sometimes extended to comical length with PPPS, PPPPS, and so on. q.d. quaque die "every day"
When initialism is used as the preferred term, acronym refers more specifically to when the abbreviation is pronounced as a word rather than as separate letters; examples include SWAT and NASA. Initialisms, contractions and crasis share some semantic and phonetic functions, and are connected by the term abbreviation in loose parlance. [2]: p167
2015 [2] ID ITK Interlink Airlines: INTERLINK South Africa IAK International Air Cargo Corporation: AIR CARGO EGYPT Egypt EXX International Air Corporation: EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL United States N/A NCC T3 Aviation, Inc. STARFLEET United States 2020 [3] IAX International Air Services: INTERAIR SERVICES Liberia IBY International Business Aircraft ...
Ia (cuneiform), a sign in cuneiform writing; Inter alia (i.a.), Latin meaning "among other things" Interlingua (ISO 639-1 code: ia) Romanization of Cyrillic Я letter; Inshallah (iA), used by English-speaking Muslims.
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.
Used in some corporate emails to request that the email receiver should forward the mail to someone else. It also has the more common meaning (2) To be Frank/Fair. Usually only used in the email body. TSFW, meaning Technically Safe For Work or Totally Safe For Work. Used in corporate emails to indicate that although the subject or content may ...
Below is a basic list of very common abbreviations. Because publishers adopt different practices regarding how abbreviations are printed, one may find abbreviations with or without periods for each letter. For example, the Code of Federal Regulations may appear abbreviated as "C.F.R." or just as "CFR".