A-Z of Acronyms

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05 Oct 2015, 12:31 pm

R - Reinforcing.

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SERPS: State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (UK)

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05 Oct 2015, 9:17 pm

(Question: are these acronyms or abbreviations?)

THAAD: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
– an anti-ballistic missile defence system developed by the US

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uefi - unified extensible firmware interface

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VAO - Vienna Art Orchestra.

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06 Oct 2015, 12:04 pm

WHO: World Health Organization

Murihiku: (Question: are these acronyms or abbreviations?)

Acronyms really: wherever the initials are generally used as the abbreviation, it counts as an acronym, nicht wahr?

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