Abbreviations Dictionary
Abbreviations Dictionary

Author: Dean A. Stahl

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 1549

ISBN-13: 1351829815

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Published in 2001: Abbreviations, nicknames, jargon, and other short forms save time, space, and effort - provided they are understood. Thousands of new and potentially confusing terms become part of the international vocabulary each year, while our communications are relayed to one another with increasing speed. PDAs link to PCs. The Net has grown into data central, shopping mall, and grocery store all rolled into one. E-mail is faster than snail mail, cell phones are faster yet - and it is all done 24/7. Longtime and widespread use of certain abbreviations, such as R.S.V.P., has made them better understood standing alone than spelled out. Certainly we are more comfortable saying DNA than deoxyribonucleic acid - but how many people today really remember what the initials stand for? The Abbreviations Dictionary, Tenth Edition gives you this and other information from Airlines of the World to the Zodiacal Signs.

Abbreviations Dictionary
Abbreviations Dictionary

Author: Ralph DeSola

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992-03-11

Total Pages: 1328

ISBN-13:

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This international sourcebook carries a comprehensive listing of abbreviations, acronyms, appellations, contractions, eponyms, geographic equivalents, initials, and slang shortcuts. It provides a current, easily accessible resource for locating some of the most elusive and confusing elements of our language. The ABBREVIATIONS DICTIONARY, EIGHTH EDITION, is also a ready reference for useful information on such diverse topics as computer jargon, earthquake data, English grammar and usage, international conversions, medical terminology, wedding anniversaries, zip coding, and others. To Order Contact: CRC Press, Inc., Phone: (407) 994-0555.