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acronym: see abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, ..... Click the link for more information. . acronymA word typically made up of the first letters of two or more words; for example, BASIC stands for "Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code." Letters within a word are also used; for example, XML means "eXtensible Markup Language."
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Chapters address how to recognize the communication
styles of email one sends or receives, how to tighten one's writing
so that one's message is immediately accessible, how to navigate
the emotional terrain of email that may contain volatile emotions or
attacks ("flames"), common acronyms and emoticons in email,
and much more. The situation complicates when four or more acronyms find
their way to the same (quite possibly overeducated) person. Some medical researchers tag clinical
studies with eye-grabbing acronyms to make them easier to refer to and
remember. |
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