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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Abbreviations are followed by a period. In formal writing try to avoid overusing abbreviations.

Acronyms are not followed by a period and are treated as a word. Acronyms are pronounced as a signal word.

Initialisms are not followed by a period. Initialisms are pronounced rapidly as a series of letters.

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms - Usage Examples

Abbreviations:	Dr. for Doctor. M.B.A. for Masters of Business Adminstration.
Acronyms:	RAM for Random Access Memory. POTS for Plain Old Telephone Service.
Initialisms:	CPU for Central Processing Unit. LCD for Liquid Crystal Display.

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