ABBREVIATIONS

Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or name. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr.,

Why do you need to know this? Well, you don't, but you will find them cropping up in business, and education, and nowadays in forums, when you're texting and in chat rooms. So, it's a good idea to at least be aware of their existence.

Symbol	Meaning
&	and
~	approximately / about / more or less
@	at
°	degree
$	Dollar
=	equals/is the same as
€	Euro
>	greater / better / more than
∞	infinity
<	less / smaller than
-	minus
#	number
¶	paragraph
%	per cent
+	plus, in addition to
£	Pound
§	section
\	therefore
¥	Yen
24/7	24 hours a day, 7 days a week
404	I don't know

abbr.	abbreviation
addr.	address
AGM	annual general meeting
aka	also known as
aob	any other business
approx.	approximately
asap	as soon as possible
asst.	assortment
b/c	because
BTW	by the way
c. or ca.	circa, about c.1800
C19	nineteenth century
cd.	could
CEO	chief executive officer
cf.	compare this with...
Ch.	chapter
c/o	care of
cob	close of business
compl.	complete
corp.	corporation
CRM	customer relationship management
CSR	corporate social responsibility
ct.	contrast
ctrl.	control
CV	curriclum vitae
dept.	department
devt.	development
diff.	difference
diy	do it yourself
edn.	edition
educ.	education
e.g.	exempli gratia (for example)
encl.	enclosed
EOB	end of business
EOM	end of message
esp.	especially
ETA	estimated time of arrival
et al.	et alii (and everyone else)
etc.	etcetera (and so forth)
FAQ(s)	frequently asked question(s)
fifo	first in first out
filo	first in last out
fwd	forwarded
FYA	for your attention
FYI	for your information
gigo	garbage in garbage out
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time
Govt.	Government
HQ	headquarters
hr.	hour
HR	Human Resources
ht.	height
i.e.	id est (that is, that means)
impt.	important
info.	information
ISBN	international standard book number
JIT	Just In Time
lifo	last in first out
lilo	last in last out
ltd	limited
max.	maximum
MD	managing director
min.	minimum
movt.	movement
MPH	miles per hour
NB	nota bene (important, notice this)
no(s)	number(s)
ok	okay
p.	page
pp.	paginae (pages)
para.	paragraph
pc(s)	piece(s)
PLC	public limited company
pls.	please
ppl.	people
PR	public relations
prob.	problem
PTO	please turn over
qtr.	quarter
R&D	research and development
re.	res (with reference to / regarding)
rep.	representative
RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait (please reply)

sae	stamped addressed envelope
sec.	second
SME	small and medium (size) enterprises
SWOT	strengths weaknesses opportunities threats
TBA	to be announced
temp.	temperature / temporary
USP	unique selling point
vgc	very good condition
VP	vice president
vs	against
wd	would
w/	with
w/o	without
wt.	weight
wysiwyg	What You See Is What You Get

BA	Bachelor of Arts
BEd	Bachelor of Education
BSc	Bachelor of Science
MA	Master of Arts
MBA	Master of Business Administration
MSc	Master of Science
PhD	Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy)

A3	Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
AAK	Alive and Kicking
AAP	Always a Pleasure
AAR	At Any Rate
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFK	Away from Keyboard
AOTA	All Of The Above
ATM	At The Moment
AWHFY	Are We Having Fun Yet?
AYPI	And Your Point Is?
B4	Before
B4N	Bye For Now
B/F	Boyfriend
BBL	Be Back Later
BBIAF	Be Back in a Few
BCNU	Be Seein' You
BEG	Big Evil Grin
BFN	Bye For Now
BG	Big Grin
BIF	Basic In Fact
BRB	Be Right Back
BTDT	Been There Done That
BTW	By The Way
CLM	Career Limiting Move
CM	Call Me
CR8	Create
CU	See You
CUL8R	See You Later
DIKU?	Do I Know You?
DQMOT	Don't Quote Me On This
DUR?	Do You Remember?
F2F	Face To Face
FUD	(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FYA	For Your Amusement
FYI	For Your Information
G/F	Girlfriend
GA	Go Ahead
GAL	Get A Life
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
GSOH	Good Sense of Humour
HTH	Hope This(That) Helps
IAE	In Any Event
IC	I See
ICWUM	I See What You Mean
IM	Instant Message
IMO	In My Opinion
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
IOW	In Other Words
IRL	In Real Life
J4F	Just For Fun
JK	Just Kidding
KISS	Keep it Short and Simple
L8R	Later
LOL	Laughing Out Loud / Lots of Love
LTNS	Long Time No See
MOF	Male or Female
MHOTY	My Hat's Off To You
MOTD	Message Of The Day
MTFBWU	May The Force Be With You
NBIF	No Basis In Fact
NFC	No Further Comment
NP	No Problem
NRN	No Reply Necessary
OBO	Or Best Offer
OBTW	Oh, By The Way
OIC	Oh, I see
OOTB	Out Of The Box / Out of the Blue
OTOH	On the Other Hand
OTT	Over the Top
PC	Politically Correct
pdq	pretty damn quick
PM	Private Message
POV	Point Of View
PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTM	Read The Manual
SITD	Still In The Dark = Still don't understand
SMTOE	Sets My Teeth On Edge = annoys you a lot
SNAFU	Situation normal all effed up
T+	Think Positive
TAF	That's All Folks
TAFN	That's All For Now
TIA	Thanks In Advance
TIC	Tongue In Cheek = say something that appears to be serious, but isn't
TGIF	Thank goodness it's Friday
TLC	Tender Loving Care
TM2T	Too Much To Type
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
T2UL	Talk To You Later
TTTT	To Tell The Truth
TU	Thank You
TUVM	Thank You Very Much
TX	Thanks
TYCLO	TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF!
unPC	unPolitically Correct
WB	Welcome Back
WEG	Wicked Evil Grin
WRT	With respect to
WTG	Way To Go!
WUF?	Where are You From?
X!	Typical Woman
Y!	Typical Man
YW	You're Welcome
ZZZZ	Sleeping / Bored

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