基本説明
This updated and expanded tenth edition includes abbreviations, acronyms, appellations, contractions, numbered abbreviations, and other short forms gleaned from a broad range of fields, pastimes, groups, and government.
Full Description
Published in 2001forms save time, space, and effort - provided they are understood. Thousands of new and potentially confusing terms become part of the international vocabulary each year, while our communications are relayed to one another with increasing speed. PDAs link to PCs. The Net has grown into data central, shopping mall, and grocery store all rolled into one. E-mail is faster than snail mail, cell phones are faster yet - and it is all done 24/7. Longtime and widespread use of certain abbreviations, such as R.S.V.P., has made them better understood standing alone than spelled out. Certainly we are more comfortable saying DNA than deoxyribonucleic acid - but how many people today really remember what the initials stand for? The Abbreviations Dictionary, Tenth Edition gives you this and other information from Airlines of the World to the Zodiacal Signs.
Contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsHow to Use this BookA to ZAbbreviationsAcronymsAnonymsAppellationsComputer TerminologyContractionsCriminalistic and Data-Processing TermsGenealogical TermsGeographical EquivalentsGovernment AgenciesHistorical, Musical, and Mythological CharactersInitialismsLegal, Medical, Military, and Scientific TermsShort FormsSigns and SymbolsSlangAirlines of the WorldAir-Pollution IndexAirports of the WorldAmerican States and CapitalsAstronomical Constellations, Stars, and SymbolsBafflegab DivulgedBell Code from Bridge or Pilothouse to Engine RoomBirthstones-Ancient and ModernBritish Counties AbbreviatedCanadian ProvincesCapitals of Nations, Provinces, Places, and StatesC-B (Citizens' Band) Radio Frequency Short-Wave Call SignsChemical Element Symbols, Atomic Numbers, and Discovery DataCivil and Military Time Systems ComparedClimatic Region SymbolsCorrections Facilities and Criminalistic TermsCurrencies of the WorldDiacritical and Punctuation MarksDysphemistic Place-NamesEarthquake Data (Richter Scale)Eponyms, Nicknames, and Geographical NamesFishing Port Registration Symbols (Great Britain and Ireland)Greek AlphabetInternational Civil Aircraft MarkingsInternational Conversions SimplifiedInternational Radio Alphabet and CodeInternational Vehicle License LettersInternational Yacht Racing Union Nationality CodesInventions and InventorsIrish Counties AbbreviatedMexican State Names and AbbreviationsMusical Nicknames and SuperlativesNational CapitalsNational HolidaysNational ParksNumbered AbbreviationsNumerationOldest American SettlementsPhobiasPorts of the WorldPresidents and Vice Presidents of the United StatesPrinciples, Laws, Rules, Theories, and DoctrinesProofreaders' MarksRailroad Conductors' Cord-Pull Signals Plus Engineers' Whistle SignalsRailroads of the WorldRoman NumeralsRules of the Road-at SeaRussian AlphabetShip's Bell Time SignalsSigns and Symbols Frequently Used (including Emoticons)States, Nations, and TerritoriesSteamship LinesSuperlativesU.S. Naval Ship SymbolsVehicle Registration Symbols (Index Markers)Weather Symbols (Beaufort Scale)Wedding Anniversary SymbolsWinds and Rains of the WorldZip-Coded Automatic Data-Processing AbbreviationsZodiacal Signs
