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Abbreviations and Acronyms

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An abbreviation contraction (from Latin brevis, which means short) is an abbreviated type of a word or expression. It comprises of a gathering of letters taken from the word or expression. For instance, the word abbreviation can itself be spoken to by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. on the other hand abbrev. An abbreviation is a shortening by any technique; a constriction is a reduction of size by the drawing together of the parts. Acronyms and initialisms are viewed as subsets of condensing (e.g. by the Council of Science Editors (CSE)). They are abbreviations that comprise of the underlying letters or parts of words. An acronym is a word or name framed as a condensing from the underlying segments in an expression or a word. Acronyms are a sort of word arrangement procedure, and they are seen as a sub type of mixing.

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There is a lot of overlap amongst abbreviations and acronyms. Each acronym is an abbreviation in light of the fact that the acronym is an abbreviated type of a word or expression. Any type of shortened form, such as words with the middle omitted is known as an abbreviation. Example: HTML for Hyper Text Markup Language. A word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase is known as acronym. Example: SONAR is created from Sound Navigation And Ranging. Following is a list of  Abbreviations and Acronyms: - List-A List-B List-C List-D List-E List-F List-G List-H List-I List-J,K List-L List-M List-N List-O List-P List-R List-S List-T List-U List-V List-W List-X,Y,Z The Most Popular Text Terms The following are the list of some most used text terms in Messaging, chatting, web and emails. These short-hand text terms can be understood by the majority of the internet and Email users. The short-hand texts written in Upper case letters. 1. 2moro –Tomorrow 2. ATM – At the Moment 3. 2nite – Tonight 4. BRB – Be Right Back 5. BTW – By the Way –or- Bring The Wheelchair 6. B4N – Bye for Now 7. B4 – Before 8. BFN – Bye for Now 9. B/C – Because 10. BCNU – Be Seeing You 11. CYA – Cover Your Ass –or- See Ya 12. DBEYR – Don’t Believe Everything You Read 13. DWBH – Don’t Worry Be Happy 14. FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation 15. FWIW – For What it’s Worth –or- Forgot Where I Was 16. F2F - Face to Face 17. FTW – For the Win 18. FYI – For your Information 19. GR8 – Great 20. HAND – Have a nice Day 21. ILY – I Love You 22. IDK – I Don’t Know 23. IKR – I know, right? 24. IMHO – In My Humble Opinion 25. IRL – In Real Life 26. ISO – In Search Of 27. J/K – Just Kidding 28. K - Okay 29. L8R – Later 30. LOL – Laughing out Loud 31. LMK – Let Me Know 32. NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard 33. NM - Never Mind 34. NP – No Problem –or- Nosy Parents 35. NUB – New Person to a site or game 36. OIC – Oh, I See 37. OMG – Oh My God 38. OT – Off Topic 39. POV – Point of View 40. PLZ - Please 41. RBTL – Read Between the Lines 42. RL – Real Life 43. RT – Real Time 44. SITD – Still in The Dark 45. SMH – Shaking My Head 46. STBY – Sucks To Be You 47. TFH – Thread From Hell 48. THX – Thanks 49. TIA – Thanks In Advance 50. TMI – Too Much Information 51. TMB - Tweet me back 52. TTYL – Talk to You Later –or- Type To you Later 53. VBG – Very Big Grin 54. WEG – Wicked Evil Grin 55. WTH – What The Heck 56. WYWH – Wish You Were Here 57. XOXO – Hugs and Kisses 58. 143 – I Love You 59. 2DAY – Today 60. 4EAE – For Ever and Ever

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1. What does RBI stands for? A. Reserve Bank of India B. Reusable Bank Of India C. Reinforced Bank of India D. Rapid Bank of India Answer-
 The correct choice is option A  i.e.Reserve Bank of India.
2. What is the full form of AIR? A. Anti India Radio B. Action India Report C. All India Radio D. Advance India Radio Answer-
correct choice is option C. i.e. All India Radio.
The 3. What is the abbreviation of EMU? A. Electronic Machine Unit B. Equated Monthly Unit C. Electric Multiple Unit D. Essential Maintenance Unit Answer-
The correct choice is option C. i.e. Electric Multiple Unit.
4.What is the full form of IST? A. International Space Time B. International Standard Time C. International Service Time D. International Olympic Time Answer-
The correct choice is option B. i.e. International Standard Time.
5. What does LTA stands for? A. Light Transport Aircraft B. Line of Transport Aircraft C. Large Transport Aircraft D. Light Transport Aircraft Answer-
The correct choice is option D. i.e. Light Transport Aircraft.
6.What is the full form of of MMS? A. Multimedia Messaging Service B. Most Messaging Service C. Magnetic Messaging Service D. Media Messaging Service Answer-
The correct choice is option A. i.e. Multimedia Messaging Service.
7.What is the full form of GAIL? A. Global Authority of India Limited B. Gas Authority of India Limited C. Geosynchronous Authority of India Limited D. General Authority of India Limited Answer-
The correct choice is option B. i.e. Gas Authority of India Limited.
8.What is the full form of CPI? A. Cash Party of India B. Confederation party of Indian C. Chief Party of India D. Communist Party of India Answer-
The correct choice is option D. i.e.Communist Party of India.
9. What does UNI stands for? A. United News of India B. University News of India C. United Nations of India D. university News of India Answer-
The correct choice is option A. i.e. United News of India.
10. What is the abbreviation of VPN? A. Voice Private Network B. Verbal Private Network C. Virtual Private Network D. Voluntary Private Network Answer-
The correct choice is option C. i.e. Virtual Private Network.