abbreviation Definition
ab·bre·via·tion (ə brē′vē ā′s̸hən)
noun
- a making shorter
- the fact or state of being made shorter
- a shortened form of a word or phrase, as N.Y. for New York, Mr. for Mister, lb for pound, ctn for cotangent
Etymology: ME < MFr abréviation < LL abbreviatio: see abbreviate
abbreviation Synonyms
abbreviation
n.
An abbreviated form
acronym, initialism, contraction, abridgment, shortening, sketch, précis, brief, abstract, curtailment, reduction, abstraction, condensation, outline, summary, elision, short form, clipped form, clipping, abbreviated version; see also abridgment 2, summary.Antonyms
expansion, enlargement, full form. The act of abbreviating
reducing, shortening, truncating, reduction, contraction, condensing, abridgment, cutting, clipping, cutting out, cutting down, restriction, constriction, removing, taking out, truncation, editing, censoring, reshaping, pruning, lopping off, paring down, trimming, retrenchment, compression, foreshortening, telescoping, apocope, syncope, elision. Antonyms
addition*, augmenting, expanding.
abbreviation Telecom Definition
abbreviation Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- phrase: The name Sudoku is the Japanese abbreviation of a longer phrase, meaning " the digits must remain single " .
- title: Abbreviations of the titles of medical periodicals should conform to those used in Index Medicus.
Converse of object
- expand: Best advice is to use consistently and to always expand the abbreviation somewhere in the main body of the text.
- avoid: Avoid abbreviations, even if you are sure everyone understands them.
- define: In the absence of a common name, use the full name or a defined abbreviation, in preference to a trade name.
- use: Drug Names Using abbreviations for drug names is very bad practice.
- explain: Appendix B lists and explains the abbreviations used in this report.
- indicate: The first is simply to provide an extensive list of all terms that may be used, indicating three- letter abbreviations for each.
Preposition: in
- parenthesis: In text mode, the definition is given, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.
- bracket: Write the words out in full the first time you use them and put the abbreviation in brackets.
Adjective modifier
- unambiguous: Some parameters offer a selection from a menu to which you give an unambiguous abbreviation to select an option.
- Latin: Using the system of Latin abbreviations, the first quotation from a text is referenced fully with an endnote.
- common: The most common abbreviation for the area name is normally used.
- Japanese: The name Sudoku is the Japanese abbreviation of a longer phrase, meaning " the digits must remain single " .
- recommended: Guidance on each of these items appears below, followed by a short note of copyright requirements and an appendix dealing with recommended abbreviations.
- unique: The value must be one of the strings in the table, or a unique abbreviation of one of the strings.
Noun used with modifier
- three-letter: The three-letter abbreviation for a table is separated from rest of the abbreviation for the attribute name with a period.
- journal: Authors ' initials should precede their names; journal title abbreviations should conform to the style of the American Physical Society.
- letter: In the list of Hundreds where the same name was used for the RD the three letter abbreviation is repeated.
- title: Authors ' initials should precede their names; journal title abbreviations should conform to the style of the American Physical Society.
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