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  2. Alternade - Wikipedia

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    In the majority of alternades, every second letter is used to make two smaller words, but in some cases, every third letter is used to make three smaller words. Theoretically, a very long word could use every fourth letter to make four smaller words; e.g., «partitioned» is an alternade for «pin», «ate», «rid», and «to».

  3. Hexspeak - Wikipedia

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    Hexspeak is a novelty form of variant English spelling using the hexadecimal digits. Created by programmers as memorable magic numbers, hexspeak words can serve as a clear and unique identifier with which to mark memory or data.

  4. Numeronym - Wikipedia

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    A numeronym is a word, usually an abbreviation, composed partially or wholly of numerals.The term can be used to describe several different number-based constructs, but it most commonly refers to a contraction in which all letters between the first and last of a word are replaced with the number of omitted letters (for example, "i18n" for "internationalization"). [1]

  5. Alphanumeric brand name - Wikipedia

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    An alphanumeric brand name is a brand name composed only of letters and numbers (alphanumericals).Examples include 7 Up, Saks Fifth Avenue, Audi A4, Canon A75. [1] [2] They may serve as abbreviations (e.g. 3M, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company), indicate model extensions (iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, etc.), symbolize physical product attributes (the V-shaped V8 engine ...

  6. List of portmanteaus - Wikipedia

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    brainiac, from brain and maniac [5] burble, from bubble and gurgle [23] [24] cablegram, from cable and telegram [2] carbage, from car and garbage [2] Chinarello, from China and Pinarello (used to describe a counterfeit Pinarello racing bike) [25] chuggers, from charity and muggers [2] complisult, from compliment and insult [2] cosplay, from ...

  7. Mnemonic peg system - Wikipedia

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    It associates all numbers 00-99 with a distinctive person, action and object. Any six-digit number can be memorized by using the person assigned the first two digits, the action of the next two digits and the object of the third. [3] For example: The number 34 could be Frank Sinatra. 13 could be the action of kicking. 79 could be a cape.

  8. Mnemonic major system - Wikipedia

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    Numzi - free web application for converting numbers to words/phrases and vice versa using the Major System. Covers the English language with over 220,000 words. Numzi also has an iOS app which is a portable Major System number-word converter. 2Know is free Windows software for converting numbers to words (English, German, French).

  9. Lipogram - Wikipedia

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    For example, Poe's poem The Raven contains no Z, but there is no evidence that this was intentional. A pangrammatic lipogram is a text that uses every letter of the alphabet except one. For example, "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" omits the letter S, which the usual pangram includes by using the word jumps.