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An Abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase. It is formed normally by the first letter of each word in the expression. Sometimes, the first, middle and the last letters of the word will make an abbreviation.
Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.
e.g
Br
Brother
asst.
assistant
MP
Member of Parliament
rly
railway
STF
Special Task Force
Acronyms Definition :
An Acronym is using the first letters of the group of words or first two or three letters of the group of words to form a word that can be pronounced as a word.
An Acronym is a word formed form the initial letters of a name. Sometimes two or more letters can be formed.
e.g
LAN
Local Area Network
FERA
Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
LASER
Light Amplification by Stimulating Emission of Radiation
TELEX
Tele-printer and Exchange
FORTRAN
Formula Translation
Some Expanded Form of Abbreviations Used in Sentence
ATM
He withdrew money from the Automated Teller Machine of City Bank.
BL
Nehru did his Bachelor of Law in London.
BIS
We need a Business Information System to make plans for Business.
BMA
Some tooth paste has been certified by British Medical Association as dependable.
CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation arrested a local merchant in the metal fixing scan.
CID
Criminal Investigation Department collects sensitive information and passes it on to the Government.
CD
He bought the Encarta encyclopedia Compact Disc for $30/-.
CPU
Central Processing Unit is the brain of a computer.
ISD
International Subscriber’s Dialling has become cheaper now-a-day.
NSS
National Service Scheme throws open many opportunities to work for the downtrodden people.
NOC
Thomas needs No Objection Certificate from his office to apply for a passport.