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Shortened form of a word or phrase
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis 'short') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which
Abbreviation
and abbreviations are used to represent the political divisions of the United States for postal addresses, data processing, general abbreviations, and
List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations
List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up abbreviation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or a phrase. Abbreviation may also refer to: Abbreviation
Abbreviation_(disambiguation)
Abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes
Scribal abbreviations, or sigla (sing.: siglum), are abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes writing in various languages, including Latin,
Scribal_abbreviation
Glossary of terms in the sport of athletics
statistics. In order to report that information efficiently, numerous abbreviations have grown to be common in the sport. Starting in 1948 by Bert Nelson
Athletics_abbreviations
Abbreviation consisting of initial letters of a phrase
An acronym is an abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each
Acronym
Listicles of various abbreviations
Lists of abbreviations contain abbreviations and acronyms in different languages and fields. They include Latin and English abbreviations and acronyms
Lists_of_abbreviations
Abbreviations used in music notation
Abbreviations in music are of two kinds, namely, abbreviations of terms related to musical expression, and the true musical abbreviations by the help
Abbreviation_(music)
discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations
List_of_medical_abbreviations:_Latin_abbreviations
Canadian provincial and territorial postal abbreviations are used by Canada Post in a code system consisting of two capital letters, to represent each
Canadian postal abbreviations for provinces and territories
Canadian_postal_abbreviations_for_provinces_and_territories
List of interlinear glossing abbreviations
This article lists common abbreviations for grammatical terms that are used in linguistic interlinear glossing of oral languages in English. The list
List of glossing abbreviations
List_of_glossing_abbreviations
Adherents of Christianity
the Greek, such as chrétien in French and cristiano in Spanish. The abbreviations Xian and Xtian (and similarly formed other parts of speech) have been
Christians
This is a list of time zone abbreviations. Time zones are often represented by alphabetic abbreviations such as "EST", "WST", and "CST", but these are
List of time zone abbreviations
List_of_time_zone_abbreviations
Crossword clue technique
often use abbreviations to clue individual letters or short fragments of the overall solution. These include: Any conventional abbreviations found in a
Crossword_abbreviations
Three-letter air-travel designation for airports and cities
unusual codes, which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name (such as YUL in Montréal and YYZ in Toronto), originated
IATA_airport_code
This is a list of commonly and uncommonly used abbreviations that are used in the subject box of an English-language email header. These prefixes are
List of email subject abbreviations
List_of_email_subject_abbreviations
Below are abbreviations used in aviation, avionics, aerospace, and aeronautics. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also
List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations
List_of_aviation,_avionics,_aerospace_and_aeronautical_abbreviations
Standard for abbreviated names of serial publications
for the abbreviation of title words and titles of publications) is an international standard which defines a uniform system for the abbreviation of serial
ISO_4
Overview of abbreviations in Hebrew language
Abbreviations (Hebrew: ראשי תיבות, romanized: Rashei Tevot) are a common part of the Hebrew language, with many organizations, places, people and concepts
Hebrew_abbreviations
Examples of sigla in use in the Middle Ages: ā—annus or aut. á—aut. Ắ—Antiphona. a'—antiphona or autem. a.—annus. A.—Accursius or Albericus. A:—Amen. ab
List of medieval abbreviations
List_of_medieval_abbreviations
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (K–L)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(K–L)
Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine, despite being widely discouraged by the Institute of Safe Medicine Practices and other organizations
List_of_medical_abbreviations
List of abbreviations used in law and legal documents
of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for
List_of_legal_abbreviations
Abbreviation consisting of three letters
three-letter abbreviation is, as the phrase suggests, an abbreviation consisting of three letters. The term has a special status among abbreviations and to
Three-letter_acronym
Abbreviations used by Freemasons
Masonic abbreviations of technical terms or official titles are very extensively used in Freemasonry traditionally using the Masonic three dots. They
List_of_Masonic_abbreviations
This list of German abbreviations includes abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms found in the German language. Because German words can be famously long
List_of_German_abbreviations
Slang abbreviation is the practice of referring to an offensive word, usually by its first letter followed by the word "word". Abbreviated slang is often
Slang_abbreviation
Typographic abbreviation of the word "number(s)"
symbol, № (also represented as Nº, No̱, No., or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word number(s) indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names
Numero_sign
Species naming system
information. In botany "Amaranthus retroflexus L." – "L." is the standard abbreviation used for "Linnaeus". "Hyacinthoides italica (L.) Rothm." – Linnaeus first
Binomial_nomenclature
Health-care communication from a physician to a pharmacist
into a treatment—the symbol ℞ (a capital letter R, crossed to indicate abbreviation) comes from the first word of a medieval prescription, Latin recipe (lit
Medical_prescription
"36 Must-Know Japanese Slang Words and Abbreviations". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 2025-12-19. "Abbreviations". IMABI 今日 (in Japanese). 2023-07-30. Retrieved
Japanese abbreviated and contracted words
Japanese_abbreviated_and_contracted_words
Az. Abbreviation in zoology: Bachman Abbreviation in botany: Backeb. Abbreviation in botany: L.H.Bailey Abbreviation in zoology: Baird Abbreviation in
List_of_biologists
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (I–J)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(I–J)
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (N–O)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(N–O)
This is a list of common Latin abbreviations. Nearly all the abbreviations below have been adopted by Modern English. However, with some exceptions (for
List_of_Latin_abbreviations
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (P)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(P)
Typographic symbol (#)
purposes including the designation of an ordinal number and as a ligatured abbreviation for pounds avoirdupois – having been derived from the now-rare ℔. Since
Number_sign
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (G)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(G)
Lists of biologists by author abbreviation include lists of botanists and of zoologists. The abbreviations are typically used in articles on species described
Lists of biologists by author abbreviation
Lists_of_biologists_by_author_abbreviation
preventing any single region from potentially overpowering the state. Abbreviation in the parentheses is informal Most of Fujian is administered by the
Provinces_of_China
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (T–V)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(T–V)
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (A)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(A)
Topics referred to by the same term
Postal abbreviation may refer to: Australian postal abbreviations Canadian subnational postal abbreviations United States postal abbreviations This disambiguation
Postal_abbreviation
Topics referred to by the same term
0L, an abbreviation for 0 longitude, or the prime meridian 0L, an abbreviation in physics for zeroth law of thermodynamics 0L, an abbreviation in rocketry
0L
Abbreviations commonly used in Morse code
Morse code abbreviations are used to speed up Morse communications by foreshortening textual words and phrases. Morse abbreviations are short forms, representing
Morse_code_abbreviations
This is a list of computing and IT acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions. There are
List_of_FIFA_country_codes
Swedish biologist and physician (1707–1778)
ecology. In botany, the abbreviation L. is used to indicate Linnaeus as the authority for a species' name. In zoology, the abbreviation Linnaeus is generally
Carl_Linnaeus
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes)
List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
List_of_abbreviations_used_in_medical_prescriptions
Latin phrase meaning "note well"
NB abbreviation. The medieval equivalents to the n.b.-mark are anagrams derived from the four letters of the Latin word nota, thus the abbreviation DM
Nota_bene
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (E–F)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(E–F)
This is a list of abbreviations used in a business or financial context. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1H – First
List of business and finance abbreviations
List_of_business_and_finance_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
"IDK" (song), a 2020 song by Lil Tecca "IDK Y", a 2022 song by Joel who Abbreviation for I Don't Know Indulkana Airport (IATA: IDK), in Indulkana, South Australia
IDK
Degree abbreviations in the United Kingdom
possible abbreviation, with the abbreviation used varying between different universities. In the UK it is normal not to punctuate abbreviations for degrees
British_degree_abbreviations
The SDT column shows the abbreviation used during the winter, even in Ireland, and the DST column shows the abbreviation used during the summer, which
List of tz database time zones
List_of_tz_database_time_zones
Acronym whose expansion includes a copy of itself
at MIT, was to choose acronyms and abbreviations that referred humorously to themselves or to other abbreviations. Perhaps the earliest example in this
Recursive_acronym
Linguistics law
In linguistics, the brevity law (also called Zipf's law of abbreviation) is a linguistic law that qualitatively states that the more frequently a word
Brevity_law
Greek ligature
occur with the varia above it: ϗ̀. Two possible renderings of the kai abbreviation. One form of kai in medieval minuscule handwriting. For representation
Kai_(conjunction)
Abbreviated slang used in text messaging
" Features of early mobile phone messaging encouraged users to use abbreviations. 2G technology made text entry difficult, requiring multiple key presses
SMS_language
Online abbreviations dictionary
Abbreviations.com is an online abbreviations dictionary whose domain was first registered in 2001. The company was founded by Yigal Ben Efraim as part
Abbreviations.com
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (D)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(D)
Topics referred to by the same term
The abbreviation DPD may stand for: Dead Peer Detection, an IPSec VPN feature Delegated Path Discovery, a public-key query method Densely packed decimal
DPD
Topics referred to by the same term
method of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence Test., abbreviation for Testament, referring to the Old Testament and New Testament of the
Test
Slanting line punctuation mark (/)
separator, in between multiple alternative or related terms, and to indicate abbreviation. Slashes may be found in early writing as a variant form of dashes, vertical
Slash_(punctuation)
Use of technology in education to enhance learning and teaching
practices, used to facilitate learning and teaching. When referred to by its abbreviation, "EdTech," it often denotes the industry of companies that develop educational
Educational_technology
The Syriac Abbreviation Mark is a Unicode Control character (U+070F) that forms part of the Syriac script block. In Syriac, words are sometimes written
Syriac_Abbreviation_Mark
Monogram for Jesus Christ
Monogramma Christi) is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol
Christogram
This is a list of abbreviations commonly used by booksellers. ABA: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association ABAA: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of
List of booksellers' abbreviations
List_of_booksellers'_abbreviations
Typographical symbol (@)
sign (@) is a typographical symbol used as an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning "at a rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 per widget = £14), and now
At_sign
Latin abbreviation meaning "compare"
The abbreviation cf. (for Latin confer or conferatur, both meaning 'compare') is generally used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make
Cf.
U.S. national technical standards for threads on pipes and pipe fittings
full name and an abbreviation, such as NPT, NPS, NPTF, or NPSC. MIP is an abbreviation for male iron pipe, and FIP is an abbreviation for female iron pipe
National_pipe_thread
This is a list of common atlas and gazetteer abbreviations. These abbreviations are not always used consistently between publications; some terms have
Gazetteer_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
Ten. may refer to: a common abbreviation in musical notation for tenuto the standard botanical author abbreviation of Michele Tenore Ten (disambiguation)
Ten.
Unique subscription identifier in a mobile network
to the subscriber identity module in a mobile or cellular phone. This abbreviation has several interpretations, the most common one being "Mobile Station
MSISDN
Courtesy form of address
married women who do not have another professional or academic title, an abbreviation of Mistress. The variant Missus (/ˈmɪsəz/) is used in the United Kingdom
English_honorifics
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (Q–R)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(Q–R)
Names and aliases of Unicode characters
character can also have one or more alias names. An alias name can be an abbreviation, a C0 or C1 control name, a correction, an alternate name or a figment
Unicode alias names and abbreviations
Unicode_alias_names_and_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pro, pro-, or PRO in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pro is an abbreviation meaning "professional". Pro, PRO or variants thereof might also refer
Pro
List of UTC offsets – current UTC offsets List of time zone abbreviations – abbreviations List of tz database time zones – zones used by many computer
Lists_of_time_zones
Topics referred to by the same term
military abbreviation Ohio, US (postal abbreviation) O.H., post-nominal letters for the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God OH, an abbreviation for
Oh
This list of Singapore abbreviations sets out abbreviations that are commonly used in Singapore. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U
List of Singapore abbreviations
List_of_Singapore_abbreviations
Stock index of 70 German Small Caps
The SDAX (German abbreviation for Small-Cap-deutsche Aktienindex) is a stock market index composed of 70 small and medium-sized companies in Germany. These
SDAX
Topics referred to by the same term
FYL or FyL may refer to: FyL, abbreviation for Federalismo y liberación (Federalism and liberation), a faction within Argentina's Justicialist Party established
FYL
This is a list of Hebrew abbreviations. This list is far from complete; you can help by expanding it. The entries are sorted according to the Hebrew alphabet
List_of_Hebrew_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
botanical abbreviation for scientist Philibert Commerson "comm.", an abbreviation for commentary COMM (The Tangent album) ComM, abbreviation used to signify
Comm_(disambiguation)
Unit of mass
unit of mass equal to one millionth (10−6) of a gram. Two different abbreviations are commonly used. The International System of Units (SI) uses μg, where
Microgram
Topics referred to by the same term
may refer to: 0J, an abbreviation for January 0 0J, an abbreviation for 0 junction power bonds in a Bond graph 0J, an abbreviation for zero jump, a type
0J
Topics referred to by the same term
As an abbreviation, LLW may refer to: Lavacot Locomotive Works Lima Locomotive Works, a defunct American manufacturer of railroad locomotives Lilongwe
LLW
This is a list of Yiddish Abbreviations. The entries are sorted according to the Hebrew alphabet. Prefixes indicating prepositions and articles (such
List_of_Yiddish_abbreviations
Topics referred to by the same term
(2007) based on the first two books of the trilogy Arn., taxonomic author abbreviation of George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799–1868), Scottish botanist Arn, an
Arn
Topics referred to by the same term
Hous may be: a Middle English spelling of House an ISO 4 abbreviation of Housing the plural of Hou Hose (disambiguation) Haus (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Hous
Abbreviation for "not available", etc
N/A (or sometimes n/a or N.A.) is a common abbreviation in tables and lists for the phrases not applicable, not available, not assessed, or no answer.
N/A
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PM or pm (also written P.M. or p.m.) is an abbreviation for Latin post meridiem, meaning "after midday" in the 12-hour clock
PM
Topics referred to by the same term
Trail Blazers, a National Basketball Association team that uses this abbreviation for box scores and television scoring displays Poor (disambiguation)
Por
Sexual interest in giants
communities refer to this subculture as macro fetish or GTS fetish, an abbreviation of "giantess". Although macrophilia literally translates to simply a
Macrophilia
Topics referred to by the same term
distributions K., abbreviation for Ralph Kirkpatrick’s chronological catalogue of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas K., abbreviation for the Köchel catalogue
K_(disambiguation)
Official or legally recognized title for a person or entity
Honour Judge X Abbreviation HHJ X, oral address Your Honour – Circuit judges in England and Wales. The Honourable Mr./Ms. Justice X (abbreviation X J, referential
Style_(form_of_address)
2020 American teen drama television series created by Josh Patel
Outer Banks, also known by the abbreviation OBX, is an American action-adventure mystery teen drama television series created by Josh Pate, Jonas Pate
Outer_Banks_(TV_series)
Abbreviations and symbols used in engineering drawing
drawing abbreviations and symbols are used to communicate and detail the characteristics of an engineering drawing. This list includes abbreviations common
Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols
Engineering_drawing_abbreviations_and_symbols
This is an incomplete list of botanists by their author abbreviation, which is designed for citation with the botanical names or works that they have published
List of botanists by author abbreviation (S)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(S)
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
Boy/Male
German English
Powerful. Abbreviation of Oswald.
Girl/Female
Indian
Abbreviation of robert
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Abbreviation of Zebedee or Zebediah. Portion of the lord, gift from God.
Girl/Female
Indian
Ornament, Abbreviation of names ending in -gina
Girl/Female
Indian
Abbreviation of Hindu Lord Shiva Mantra aumn namah shivay
Boy/Male
Hindu
Variant of John or abbreviation of jonathan God has been gracious: has shown favor
Girl/Female
Muslim
Ornament, Abbreviation of names ending in -gina
Boy/Male
English Hebrew
Abbreviation of Ezekiel.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ornament, Abbreviation of names ending in -gina
Girl/Female
Tamil
Abbreviation of elisabeth
Girl/Female
Indian
Ornament, Abbreviation of names ending in -gina
Boy/Male
Tamil
Robbie | ரோபà¯à®ªà¯€Â Â
Abbreviation of robert famed: bright: shining
Robbie | ரோபà¯à®ªà¯€Â Â
Boy/Male
English American
Abbreviation of Alexander.
Girl/Female
Indian
Abbreviation of elisabeth
Boy/Male
Hindu
Abbreviation of benjamin and benedict
Girl/Female
Tamil
Abbreviation of robert
Boy/Male
Tamil
Johnny | ஜோஹநà¯à®¨à¯€
Variant of John or abbreviation of jonathan God has been gracious: has shown favor
Johnny | ஜோஹநà¯à®¨à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
Abbreviation of katherine, Pure
Girl/Female
Hindu
Abbreviation of katherine, Pure
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aumnshi | ஔமà¯à®¨à¯à®·à¯€Â
Abbreviation of Hindu Lord Shiva Mantra aumn namah shivay
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
Male
Arthurian
, a knight.
Female
English
English variant spelling of French Simone, CYMONE means "hearkening."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhaithwik | பைதà¯à®µà®¿à®•
Boy/Male
Muslim
Exultant, Elated
Girl/Female
Indian
One who Continues Families Rich Tradition
Boy/Male
Indian
The Minister
Male
Chinese
benevolent forbearance.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great ascetic, Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sarvopadrava Nashini | ஸரà¯à®µà¯‹à®ªà®¤à¯à®°à®¾à®µà®¾à®¨à®¾à®·à®¿à®¨à¯€
The Goddess who destroys all type of troubles
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Golden King
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
ABBREVIATION
n.
A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
n. pl.
The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc.
v. t.
That part of a prescription which contains the directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of signare to sign or mark).
n.
An abbreviation of Yankee.
n.
An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of denarius).
n.
An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural.
n.
An abbreviation of Kilogram.
n.
An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.
n.
A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1, 2, 3, +, -, /, $, /, etc.
a.
Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /.
n.
Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.
n.
A colloquial abbreviation of Sister.
n.
The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.
n.
Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid.
prep. & adv.
An abbreviation of Beneath.
n.
An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use.
interj.
An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath.