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Acronym Finder (AF) is a free, online, searchable dictionary and database of abbreviations (acronyms, initialisms, and others) and their meanings. The entries are classified into categories such as Information Technology, Military/Government, Science, Slang/Pop Culture etc. It also contains a database of the United States and Canadian postal codes.
Buy one, get one. BOPUS. Buy online, pick up in store. ICYMI. An abbreviation meaning “in case you missed it” FOMO. Fear of missing out. FWIW. An abbreviation meaning “for what it’s worth ...
An acronym is a type of abbreviation that shortens a phrase by combining the first letter (or letters) of each word in the phrase to form a new pronounceable word. Here are some acronym examples:
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
cab Cabernet Sauvignon cabriolet caff (UK slang) café cal calorie (in combination, especially "lo-cal") Cal or Cali California Calcutta cam camera camouflage camo camouflage Can Canada or Canadian (in combination)
[optional in place of period] when the language of the gloss lacks a one-word translation, a phrase may be joined by underscores, e.g., Turkish çık-mak (come_out-INF) "to come out" With some authors, the reverse is also true, for a two-word phrase glossed with a single word. [2] [21] › >, →, :
A macronym, or nested acronym, is an acronym in which one or more letters stand for acronyms (or abbreviations) themselves. The word "macronym" is a portmanteau of " macro- " and "acronym". Some examples of macronyms are:
This inline template is placed after any acronym, abbreviation or initialism that needs to be expanded. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Tag and hover text type 1 Change text. in = initialism | ab = abbreviation | (null or invalid value) = acronym Auto value String optional Month and year date The ...