Acronyms

[ed84c]

A lot of science (and indeed life) is based around understanding acronyms. I think it would be worthy to post up ones that we want the full phrase for;

 

Ill start

 

1)pH (yes i know what it is but what odes it STAND for)

2)DNS

3)OBE

[Rakdos]

2) DNS

Denial of service (used in computer systems)

Domain Name Server (used in computer systems)

[swansont]

[nit]Those aren't acronyms. They're abbreviations. Acronyms form a word, like radar, or scuba.[/nit]

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

[nit']Those aren't acronyms. They're abbreviations. Acronyms form a word, like radar, or scuba.[/nit]

Strictly speaking it's an "initialism."

[Sayonara]

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

 

Check before you post.

[YT2095]

PH = Potential Hydrogen

DSN has been given already

and OBE= Order of the British Empire

 

what does TLA stand for ))

[Guest h2whoa]

My favourite acronym comes from the episode of Red Dwarf when Rimmer forms the "Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying

Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society".

 

Work it out...!

 

 

h2

[ed84c]

Take your pick YT

 

Acronym Definition @Amazon.com

TLA Three Letter Abbreviation

TLA Three Letter Acronym

TLA Talk, Listen, Act (United Parcel Service training)

TLA Telemetry Link Adapter

TLA Telephone Line Adapter

TLA Temporary Lodging Allowance

TLA Temporary Lodging Assistance

TLA Tennessee Library Association

TLA Term Loan A

TLA Terminal Low Altitude

TLA Terminate and Leave Activated

TLA Territorial Local Authorities (New Zealand)

TLA Texas Library Association

TLA The Lost Age (game)

TLA Theater of the Living Arts

TLA Thin Layer Activation

TLA Three Letter Agency

TLA Throttle Lever Angle

TLA Tie Line Class A (24 hours/day service)

TLA Time Line Analysis

[YT2095]

either of the 1`st two will suffice

[Dave]

A mathsy one: TFAE = "the following are equivalent"

 

Don't know how widely used that is though.

[coquina]

When applied to sailboat races, stands for Dead F**king Last.

 

SNAFU = Situation Normal, All F**ked Up.

 

FUBAR = F**ked up Beyond All Recognition

 

AWOL = Away Without Leave

[Gilded]

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=SFN&Find=Find

 

I especially liked the "Something for Nothing"

[JohnB]

One that didn't work out. In Brisbane we have the "Seven Hills College of Advanced Education". It was intended at one point to rename it to bring it in line with the "Queensland Institute of Technology" and similar places of learning.

 

All was set for the change to "Seven Hills Institute of Technology" until someone realised what initials would be on the front gate in 2 foot high letters.

[Sayonara]

The acronym tags are [ acr=Expanded text ] Acronym [/ acr ] by the way peeps.

[ed84c]

so how does it Work and what does it do?

 

let me try one

 

[acr=United Kingdom] UK [/ acr ]

[Sayonara]

[acr=Oh. My. God.]OMG[/acr]

[Sorcerer]

[acr=What The Fiddleedee]WTF[/acr]

[TimeTraveler]

[acr=Expanded Text]LOL[/acr]

[YT2095]

Oh FFS! GAG.

[Gilded]

ROFLMAOUMFAWILSHSITHTIHEMMSIWTTAHWANNLGMSITEBAINTTNWAELTWTTTOTWWMTIHTHHWABOM!

 

(Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off Until My Friend Asked Why I Laughed So Hard, So I Told Him That I Had Eaten Magical Mushrooms, So I Was Taken To A Hospital Where A Nice Nurse Lady Gave Me Some Ice-cream To Eat, But Afterwards I Noticed That The Nurse Was An Evil Leprechaun That Was Trying To Take Over The World, Which Meant That I Had To Hit Her With A Bag Of Marshmallows)

[c dawg]

mtfbwy

 

may the force be with you