Abbreviation
730 meanings of 632 common abbreviations — everyday writing, chat, business, tech, units, titles, addresses and more. Look one up from the word or from the abbreviation, and see which 74 abbreviations mean more than one thing.
632 abbreviations
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# unique |
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% unique |
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°C unique |
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°F unique |
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2FA unique |
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24/7 unique |
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A unique |
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A&E unique |
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a11y unique |
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abbr. unique |
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AC / ac ⚠ 3 meanings |
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acct unique |
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ACT unique |
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AD unique |
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ADHD unique |
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admin unique |
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AEST unique |
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AFAIK unique |
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AFK unique |
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AGM unique |
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AI unique |
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aka unique |
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AL unique |
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AM ⚠ 2 meanings |
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AMA unique |
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AML unique |
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amt unique |
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AOB unique |
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AP ⚠ 2 meanings |
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API unique |
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app unique |
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approx. unique |
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Apr / APR ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Apt unique |
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AR ⚠ 2 meanings |
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arg unique |
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ASAP unique |
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ASCII unique |
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ATM ⚠ 2 meanings |
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ATO unique |
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attn unique |
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AU unique |
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AUD unique |
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Aug unique |
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AUM unique |
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auth unique |
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Ave unique |
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avg unique |
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AWS unique |
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AZ unique |
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B / b ⚠ 3 meanings |
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b/c unique |
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B&B unique |
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B2B unique |
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B2C unique |
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b4 unique |
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BA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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bal unique |
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BC unique |
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BCC unique |
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BCE unique |
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BD unique |
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BEng unique |
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BFF unique |
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BID unique |
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BIOS unique |
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Bldg unique |
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Blvd unique |
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BMI unique |
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bn unique |
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bool unique |
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BP unique |
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bps ⚠ 2 meanings |
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BRB unique |
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BSc unique |
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BST unique |
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BTW unique |
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c/o unique |
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ca. / CA ⚠ 3 meanings |
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CAD ⚠ 2 meanings |
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cal unique |
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CAPEX unique |
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Capt unique |
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CC / cc ⚠ 4 meanings |
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CD ⚠ 3 meanings |
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CDN unique |
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CE unique |
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CEO unique |
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CET unique |
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cf. unique |
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CFO unique |
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ch. unique |
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CHF unique |
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CI unique |
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CIA unique |
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CIO unique |
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CLI unique |
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cm unique |
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CMO unique |
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CMS unique |
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CNY unique |
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Co. / CO ⚠ 2 meanings |
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COB unique |
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COGS unique |
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col / Col ⚠ 2 meanings |
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config unique |
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COO unique |
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Corp. unique |
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CORS unique |
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CPA unique |
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CPI unique |
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CPR unique |
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CPU unique |
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Cr unique |
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Cres unique |
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CRM unique |
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CRUD unique |
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CSRF unique |
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CSS unique |
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CST ⚠ 2 meanings |
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CSV unique |
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Ct / CT ⚠ 2 meanings |
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CTA unique |
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CTO unique |
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CV unique |
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CX unique |
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DB / dB ⚠ 2 meanings |
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DC ⚠ 2 meanings |
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DDoS unique |
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DE unique |
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dec / Dec ⚠ 2 meanings |
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deps unique |
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dept. unique |
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dev unique |
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dir unique |
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DIY unique |
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DLL unique |
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DM unique |
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DNA unique |
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DND unique |
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DNS unique |
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DOB unique |
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docs unique |
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DOM unique |
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doz unique |
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DPI unique |
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Dr ⚠ 3 meanings |
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DRY unique |
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DST unique |
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DVD unique |
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Dx unique |
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E unique |
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E2E unique |
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EBITDA unique |
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ECG unique |
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ed. / ED ⚠ 2 meanings |
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EDT unique |
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EFT unique |
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EFTPOS unique |
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e.g. unique |
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EKG unique |
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EMT unique |
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ENT unique |
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env unique |
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EOD unique |
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EOF unique |
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EOL unique |
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EOW unique |
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EPS unique |
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ER unique |
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ERP unique |
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Esq unique |
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est. / EST ⚠ 3 meanings |
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ET unique |
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ETA unique |
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et al. unique |
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etc. unique |
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ETD unique |
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ETF unique |
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EU unique |
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EUR unique |
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excl. unique |
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EXE unique |
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FAQ unique |
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FBI unique |
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Feb unique |
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fig. unique |
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Fl / FL ⚠ 2 meanings |
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FM unique |
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FOMO unique |
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FOSS unique |
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FPS unique |
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Fri unique |
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FT / ft ⚠ 2 meanings |
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FTE unique |
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FTP unique |
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func unique |
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FW unique |
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Fwd unique |
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FWIW unique |
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FX unique |
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FY unique |
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FYI unique |
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g unique |
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GA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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gal unique |
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GB ⚠ 2 meanings |
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GBP unique |
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GCP unique |
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GDP unique |
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gen / Gen ⚠ 2 meanings |
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GG unique |
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GHz unique |
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GIF unique |
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GM ⚠ 2 meanings |
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GMT unique |
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GN unique |
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gov / Gov ⚠ 2 meanings |
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govt unique |
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GP unique |
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GPT unique |
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GPU unique |
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gr8 unique |
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GST unique |
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GTG unique |
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GUI unique |
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GUID unique |
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h unique |
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ha unique |
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HDD unique |
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HDMI unique |
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HI unique |
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HIV unique |
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HK unique |
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HKD unique |
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HKT unique |
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HMRC unique |
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Hon unique |
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HQ unique |
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HR / hr ⚠ 3 meanings |
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hrs unique |
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HTH unique |
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HTML unique |
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HTTP unique |
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HTTPS unique |
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Hwy unique |
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Hz unique |
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i18n unique |
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IaaS unique |
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IBAN unique |
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ibid. unique |
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ICU unique |
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ICYMI unique |
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ID unique |
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IDE unique |
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IDK unique |
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i.e. unique |
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IIRC unique |
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IL unique |
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IM unique |
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IMAP unique |
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IMF unique |
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IMHO unique |
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IMO unique |
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impl unique |
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in / IN ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Inc. unique |
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incl. unique |
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info unique |
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int unique |
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int'l unique |
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intro unique |
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inv unique |
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IoT unique |
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IP ⚠ 2 meanings |
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IPO unique |
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IRD unique |
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IRL unique |
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IRS unique |
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ISO ⚠ 3 meanings |
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ISP unique |
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IST unique |
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IT unique |
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IV unique |
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IYKYK unique |
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Jan unique |
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JD unique |
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JK unique |
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JPEG unique |
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JPG unique |
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JPY unique |
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Jr unique |
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JS unique |
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JSON unique |
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JST unique |
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Jul unique |
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Jun unique |
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JWT unique |
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K ⚠ 2 meanings |
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K8s unique |
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KB unique |
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KC unique |
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kcal unique |
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kg unique |
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KISS unique |
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km unique |
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km/h unique |
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KPI unique |
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kW unique |
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kWh unique |
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KYC unique |
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L unique |
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l10n unique |
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LA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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LAN unique |
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lb unique |
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lbs unique |
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LCD unique |
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LED unique |
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LGTM unique |
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lib unique |
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LLB unique |
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LLC unique |
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LLM unique |
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LMK unique |
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Ln unique |
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LOL unique |
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Lt unique |
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Ltd unique |
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LTS unique |
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M / m ⚠ 3 meanings |
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M&A unique |
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MA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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MAC unique |
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mAh unique |
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Mar unique |
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max. unique |
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MB / Mb ⚠ 2 meanings |
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MBA unique |
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Mbps unique |
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MD ⚠ 3 meanings |
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ME unique |
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MFA unique |
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mg unique |
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mi / MI ⚠ 2 meanings |
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min. / min ⚠ 2 meanings |
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mins unique |
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misc. unique |
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ML / mL ⚠ 2 meanings |
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mm unique |
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mo unique |
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MoM unique |
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Mon unique |
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MOU unique |
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MP unique |
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mph unique |
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MR / Mr ⚠ 2 meanings |
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MRI unique |
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Mrs unique |
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MS / ms / Ms ⚠ 5 meanings |
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MSc unique |
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msg unique |
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MSRP unique |
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Mt unique |
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MVC unique |
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MVP ⚠ 2 meanings |
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N unique |
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N/A unique |
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NAS unique |
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NASA unique |
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NATO unique |
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NAV unique |
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NB unique |
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NDA unique |
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NE unique |
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NFC unique |
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NGO unique |
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NHS unique |
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NJ unique |
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NLP unique |
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No. unique |
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Nov unique |
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NP unique |
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NPO unique |
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NRN unique |
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NSFW unique |
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NSW unique |
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NT unique |
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num unique |
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NV unique |
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NVM unique |
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NW unique |
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NY unique |
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NYC unique |
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NZ unique |
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NZD unique |
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NZDT unique |
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NZST unique |
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OB/GYN unique |
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obj unique |
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OCR ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Oct unique |
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OH unique |
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OK ⚠ 2 meanings |
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OKR unique |
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OLED unique |
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OMG unique |
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OOO unique |
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OOP unique |
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OP unique |
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OPEX unique |
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OR ⚠ 2 meanings |
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OS unique |
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OSS unique |
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OT ⚠ 2 meanings |
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OTC unique |
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OTP unique |
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oz unique |
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p. unique |
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P/E unique |
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P&L unique |
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PA ⚠ 3 meanings |
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PaaS unique |
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para. unique |
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param unique |
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PAYE unique |
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PC / pc ⚠ 3 meanings |
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pcs unique |
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pd unique |
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Pde unique |
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PDF unique |
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PFA unique |
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PhD unique |
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PID unique |
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PIN unique |
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pk / Pk ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Pl unique |
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plc unique |
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pls unique |
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plz unique |
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PM ⚠ 5 meanings |
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pmt unique |
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PNG unique |
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PO ⚠ 2 meanings |
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PO Box unique |
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POC ⚠ 2 meanings |
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POP3 unique |
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POS unique |
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pp. unique |
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PPI unique |
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ppl unique |
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ppm unique |
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PR ⚠ 2 meanings |
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PRC unique |
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Pres unique |
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PRN unique |
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prod unique |
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Prof unique |
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P.S. / PS ⚠ 2 meanings |
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psi unique |
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PST unique |
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PT / pt ⚠ 5 meanings |
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PTAL unique |
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PTO ⚠ 2 meanings |
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PTSD unique |
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Pty unique |
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PWA unique |
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Q&A unique |
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Q1 unique |
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QA unique |
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QLD unique |
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QoQ unique |
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QQ unique |
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QR unique |
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qt unique |
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qty unique |
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R&D unique |
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RAG unique |
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RAM unique |
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RC unique |
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Rd unique |
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re / Re ⚠ 2 meanings |
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ref. unique |
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regex unique |
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repo unique |
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REST unique |
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rev / Rev ⚠ 2 meanings |
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RFP unique |
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RFQ unique |
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RIP unique |
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Rm unique |
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rn / RN ⚠ 2 meanings |
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ROFL unique |
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ROI unique |
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ROM unique |
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rpm unique |
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RRP unique |
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RSS unique |
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RSVP unique |
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RTFM unique |
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Rx unique |
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s / S ⚠ 2 meanings |
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SA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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SaaS unique |
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Sat unique |
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SDK unique |
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SE ⚠ 2 meanings |
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sec. / sec / Sec. ⚠ 3 meanings |
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secs unique |
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Sen unique |
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SEO unique |
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Sep unique |
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Sept unique |
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SF unique |
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SGD unique |
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Sgt unique |
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SKU unique |
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SLA unique |
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SMB unique |
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SME ⚠ 2 meanings |
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SMH unique |
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SMTP unique |
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SOW unique |
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SPA unique |
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Sq unique |
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sq ft unique |
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SQL unique |
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sqm unique |
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Sr unique |
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src unique |
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SRE unique |
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SSD unique |
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SSH unique |
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SSL unique |
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SSN unique |
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SSO unique |
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SSR unique |
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St ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Ste unique |
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STI unique |
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str unique |
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Sun unique |
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SVG unique |
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SW unique |
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SWE unique |
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sys unique |
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T&C unique |
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TAS unique |
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TB ⚠ 2 meanings |
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TBA unique |
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TBC unique |
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TBD unique |
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TBH unique |
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tbsp unique |
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Tce unique |
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TDD unique |
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temp ⚠ 2 meanings |
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Thu unique |
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Thur unique |
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Thurs unique |
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THX unique |
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TIA unique |
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TID unique |
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TL;DR unique |
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TLS unique |
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tmr unique |
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tmrw unique |
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TS unique |
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tsp unique |
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TTL unique |
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TTYL unique |
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Tue unique |
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Tues unique |
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TX / Tx ⚠ 2 meanings |
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TY unique |
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u unique |
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UAE unique |
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UAT unique |
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UI unique |
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UK unique |
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UN unique |
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UNESCO unique |
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ur unique |
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URL unique |
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US unique |
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USA unique |
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USB unique |
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USD unique |
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USP unique |
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UTC unique |
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UTF unique |
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UTI unique |
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UUID unique |
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UX unique |
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V unique |
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VA unique |
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var unique |
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VAT unique |
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VIC unique |
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VIP unique |
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viz. unique |
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VM unique |
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vol. unique |
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VP unique |
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VPN unique |
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VR unique |
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vs. unique |
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W ⚠ 2 meanings |
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w/ unique |
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w/o unique |
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WA ⚠ 2 meanings |
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WAN unique |
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Wed unique |
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WFH unique |
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WHO unique |
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Wi-Fi unique |
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WIP unique |
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wk unique |
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w.r.t. unique |
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WTO unique |
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WWW unique |
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WYSIWYG unique |
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XML unique |
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XSS unique |
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YAGNI unique |
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yd unique |
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YOLO unique |
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YoY unique |
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yr unique |
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yrs unique |
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YTD unique |
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YW unique |
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Instructions
Common abbreviations, searchable both ways, with a warning whenever one abbreviation stands for more than one thing — PM, PT, MS and CC each mean four or five.
- Pick Word → Abbreviation and type a word (
message,manager) to find its abbreviations. The last column lists everything else the same abbreviation means. - Pick Abbreviation → Word and type an abbreviation (
PM,e.g.) to see every meaning, grouped under the abbreviation. Abbreviations that start with what you typed follow the exact match. - Click a blue abbreviation to see all its meanings, or a meaning to see all its abbreviations (
number→ No., #, num). - Narrow with the category buttons, or tick Conflicts only to list just the abbreviations that mean more than one thing.
Tips
- Case, dots and spaces are ignored when matching, so
p.m.,PMandpmare one abbreviation — andMB(megabyte) vsMb(megabit) shows up as a conflict, because that is the pair people mix up. - Word search matches the start of each word, so
proj manfinds project manager. - When an abbreviation is ambiguous, spell it out the first time: "product manager (PM)".
- Your search and filters are kept in local storage on this device only — nothing about this page is sent anywhere. Each mode has its own address, so
/abbreviation/abbr-to-wordopens Abbreviation → Word. - Hit Example and click a mode button or the search box to look up
messageorPM.