Abbreviation হচ্ছে কোন বাক্য কিংবা বড় কোন শব্দের সংক্ষিপ্ত রুপ।Acronyms আর Abbreviation একই কথা।
তবে এদের মধ্যে ছোট খাটো একটা পার্থক্য আছে।
Abbreviation এ প্রতিটি অক্ষরকে আলাদাভাবে উচ্চারণ করা হয় এবং এটাকে শব্দ হিসেবে পড়া হয়না।
যেমন:ORM(Optical Mark Reader)
কিন্তু Acronyms কে একটি শব্দ হিসেবে উচ্চারণ করা হয়।
যেমন:NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
নিচে বেশ কিছু Abbreviation দেওয়া হল।
*PDA– Personal Digital Assistance.
*ALU– Arithmetic Login Unit.
*RAM– Random Access Memory
*ROM–Read Only Memory.
*DVD– Digital Video Disk.
*CD–Compact Disk.
*CD-RW– Compact Disk Rewritable.
*ORM– Optical Mark Reader.
*USB– Universal Serial Bus.
*CAD– Computer Aided Design/Drafting.
*IPS– Instant Power System.
*UPS- Uninterruptible Power Supply
*AC- Alternating Current / Air Condition.
*DC– Direct Current.
*HP- Hewlett-Packard (A Company Name)/ Horse Power
*LASER– Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
*RADER– Radio Detection And Ranging.
*ATM- Automated Teller Machine
*VOIP- Voice over Internet Protocol
*WWW- World Wide Web
*HTTP- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
*IP– Internet Protocol.
*GPRS- General Packet Radio Service.
*WAP- Wireless Application Protocol.
*SIM- Subscriber Identity Module.
*CDMA-Code Division Multiple Access.
*GSM-The Global System for Mobile Communications.
*EDGE-Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution.
*ISD– International Subscriber Dialing.
*FM- Frequency Modulation.
*ID– Identification.
*PIN- Personal Identification Number.
*CMS– Content Management System.
*DIG– Deputy Inspector General of Police.
*GM- General Manager.
*CEO- Chief Executive Officer.
*HRD– Human Resources Department.
*IBM– International Business Machine.
*ISO- International Organization for Standardization.
*ISD– International Subscriber Dialing.
*BBC– British Broadcasting Corporation.
*CNN-Cable News Network.
*ESPN– Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
*NATO– North Atlantic Treaty Organization
*SWAT- Special Weapons And Tactics
*SWOR- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats ( Analysis method).
*SME- Small and Medium Enterprise.
*WHO- World Health Organization.
*NGO- Non-Governmental Organization.
*BDS-Business Development Services.
*BBC- British Broadcasting Corporation.
*EU- European Union.
*IRS- Internal Revenue Service
*NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
*NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
*UNICEF- United Nations Children's Fund.
*FBI– Federal Bureau of Investigation.
*CIA– Central Intelligence Agency.
*POP– Post Office Protocol.
*GMT- Greenwich Mean Time.
*AM- Ante Meridiem (Before noon, morning).
*PM– Post Meridiem (afternoon, evening).
*B.C.- Before Christ.
*EST- Eastern Standard Time.
*U.S.A.- United States of America.
*Ph.D.- Doctor of Philosophy
*MBBS– Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) *FCPS-Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons
*B.A- Bachelor of Arts
*BBA- Bachelor of Business Administration
*MBA- Master of Business Administration
*CSE- Computer Science & Engineering
*MCS- Master of Computer Science
*M.Sc.- Master of Science
*LL.B.-Bachelor of Laws
*BDS- Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Science *ACCA-Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
*IELTS- International English Language Testing System
*ISBN- International Standard Book Number
*E.g- Exempli gratia ( Latin which means ‘for example’).
*N.B.- Note Bene (Note Well)
*etc.- et cetera (And so on)
*Govt.- Government.
*i.e.(or i.e. / I.E.)- "id est" (Latin which means “That is (to say)" or "in other words"). *IQ- Intelligence Quotient
*Q&A- Question and Answer
*DOB– Date Of Birth
*FAQ- Frequently asked Questions
*CBC–Complete Blood Count.
*ICU– Intensive Care Unit.
*CCU– Cardiac Care Unit.
*HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
*AIDS- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
*gal.- gallon
*lb- pound
*oz- ounce
*pt- pint
*qt- quart
*wt. - weight
*vol.– volume
*kg- kilogram
*km- kilometer
*m- meter
*mg- milligram
*mm– millimeter
*in.- inch
*ft- foot
*mi- mile
*yd- yard
*B4N- Bye for now
*ASAP- As soon as possible.
*NP- No problem
*TIC- Tongue in cheek
*OMG- Oh My God.
*KISS– Keep It Simple Stupid
*LOL– Laughing Out Loud
*BF– Boyfriend
*GF– Girlfriend
*VIP- Very Important Person
*URL-Uniform Resource Locator.
*USB-Universal Serial Bus.
*VIRUS-Vital Information Resource Under Seized.
*SIM-Subscriber Identity Module.
*3G-3rd Generation.
*GSM-Global System for Mobile Communication.
*CDMA-Code Divison Multiple Access.
*UMTS-Universal Mobile Telecommunication
System.
*RTS-Real Time Streaming
*AVI-Audio Video Interleave
*SIS-Symbian OS Installer File
*AMR-Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec
*JAD-Java Application Descriptor
*JAR-Java Archive
*MP3-MPEG player lll
*3GPP-3rd Generation Partnership Project
*3GP-3rd Generation Project
*MP4-MPEG4 video file
*AAC-Advanced Audio Coding
*GIF-Graphic InterchangeableForma­t
*BMP-Bitmap
*JPEG-Joint Photographic Expert