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Olga Martín Cobos
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Abbreviations and acronyms
Definition
Acronym: word created from the first letters of each word in a series of words.
Abbreviation: shortened form of a word or a phrase, some have used initialism or alphabetism to refer to an abbreviation formed simply from, and used simply as, a string of initials.
CIA
FBI
EUEuropean Union
United States of America
USA
Great Britain
GB
Save Our Souls
SOS
International Standard Book Number
ISBN
Personal Identification
Number
PIN
www.
World Wide Web
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
FAO
Food Agriculture Organization
NATO North Atlantic Treat Organization
British Broadcasting Corporation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
K.O.Knock out (noquear)
National Basketball Association
MVPMost Valuable
Player
UEFAUnion of European Football Associations
VIPVery Important Person
Unidentified Flying Object
UFO
LaserLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission
of Radiation
RADAR
Radio Detection and Ranging