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Acronym Addiction.
- Source :
- IEEE Spectrum; Oct2006, Vol. 43 Issue 10, p28-33, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The article presents a guide to the acronyms and abbreviations used in the electronics industry in the U.S. According to experts, the vast majority of what we call acronyms are really another type of abbreviation. Technically, if an acronym is pronounceable as a word such as radar, which stands for radio detection and ranging, it can be classified as an initialism. Engineers, who tend to be adamant about technical standards and specifications, are pretty ambivalent about consistent capitalization, Thus end up with the indecisive VoIP, which stands for voice over Internet Protocol and QoS, which stands for quality of service.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189235
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Spectrum
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 22676407
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.2006.1705773