Shortcut Classifications
Shortcuts fall into one of these distinct categories: Acronyms - Short words that are formed from the initial letters of other word that are pronounced as a separate word such as NASA.
Initialisms- These are abbreviations formed from initial letters of words that are not pronounced as a word like DVD.Lastly, we have abbreviations which are shortened words or phrases.
Here Are Some Common Shortcuts Examples That You My Not Know In Long Form:
AAA- American Automobile Association
AARP- American Association of Retired People
AM- Ante Meridiem
AT&T- American Telephone and Telegraph
A&W - The first letters of the 2 founders last names: Roy Allen and Frank Wright, BMW- Bavarian Motor Works
CAV- Clean Air Vehicle
CD-ROM - Compact Disc -Read-Only Memory.
CAPTCHA- Completely Automated Public Turing Test
CVS- Consumer Value Stores & Convenience Value, Service
IBM – International Business Machines
IOS- Internet Operating System
GEICO- Stands for Government Employees Insurance Company
Google- Derived from the word Googol: 10 to the 100th power
HOV- High Occupancy Vehicle
ITALY- I trust and love you
LoA- Law of Attraction or Lines of Accounting
LASER- Light Amplification by Simulated emission of radiation.
M&M's – Mars and Murrie
MOU- Memorandum of Understanding
NASDAQ- National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
NERF- stands for Non-Expandable Recreational Foam
PDA- Public display of affection or Personal Digital Assistant
PM- Post Meridiem, Post-mortem or Prime Minister
RADAR- Radio Detection and Ranging
PBX- Private Branch Exchange
PSI- Pounds Per Square Inch
SEALS (NAVY) Sea Air Land
SONAR – Sound Navigation and Ranging
SIM CARD- Subscriber Identification Module
SMS- Short Message Service
SROA- State Restriction of Employment,
SWAT- Special Weapons and Tactics
TASER- "Thomas A Swift Electric Riffle," title of 1911 book by Victor Appleton
TANF- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
URL- Universal Resource Location
VOIP- Voice Over Internet Protocol
Volvo- Short for Volvokoncernen; last name of Aktiebolaget Volvokoncernen
WiFi- Wireless Fidelity
YAHOO- Stands for Yet Another Hierarchical Official Oracle
Zip Code – Zone Improvement Plan
Modern technology shortcuts are similar to shorthand with symbols like emoji's and syllable usage. instant message communication has been propelled to epic popularity among all ages. This has created the need for many of us to text through Short Message Service (SMS) for rapid means of communication. Instant messaging has a language of its own, here are a few examples:
BTW- By the way NNTR- No need to reply
FWIW- For what its worth POV- Point of view
HML- Hit my line or hate my life ROTFL- Rolling on the floor laughing
IMO - In my opinion WFM- Works for me
Lol-Laugh out loud TTYL-Talk to you later
WYWH- Wish you were here
Shortcuts are easy to remember and they simplify communication. This however, often negates the need to know the origins of full names titles and messages. It's nice to explore and know true meanings.