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From antibiotic-associated-colitis (AAC) to zoster immune plasma (ZIP), this handy pocket guide helps you translate those tricky acronyms and abbreviations. Over 1,500 new medical acronyms, abbreviations and eponyms with the complete terms that they represent have been added to the completely revised third edition. Covers all medical specialties plus nursing, administration, quality assurance, diatetics, pharmacy and lab. ... Read more

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Very, very helpful.
As a student of Medical Transcription and Physician's coding I found this book of great help. It is a great "when in doubt" saver. I recommend it!

Useful!
Great book for anyone in the clinical field...to quickly look up indecipherable abbreviations. Covers almost all standard short forms.

Useful handbook.
This handy compendium contains over 1,500 acronyms, e.g., AIDS, SIDS, GOMER "Get Out of My Emergency Room" (not really, just kidding), eponyms such as Lyme disease and Reye syndrome, and multiple meanings for such abbreviations as "MH", which can mean malignant hyperthermia, marital history, medical history, melanophore hormone, menstrual history, mental health, or municipal hospital!
Delong's work will prove useful for medical students, nurses and other healthcare professionals, medical transcribers, fiction writers, and others who want a peek into the arcane world of medical jargon.

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on July 28, 2005. The length of the article is 622 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: 'In case of emergency,' put cell phones on ICE.(General News)(Contact numbers programmed under the acronym could speed-dial police or paramedics to victims' loved ones)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: July 28, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: D1

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When working in the highly technical fields of astronomy and the related space sciences, the practitioner is constantly confronted with a baffling array of different abbreviations, acronyms, contractions and symbols. The identification and differentiation of these terms is a task which, all too often, can prove to be a near impossible one.

With about 200,000 entries, StarBriefs Plus represents the most comprehensive and accurately validated collection of abbreviations, acronyms, contractions and symbols within astronomy, related space sciences and other related fields. As such, this invaluable reference source (and its companion volume, StarGuides Plus) should be on the reference shelf of every library, organization or individual with any interest in these areas.

Besides astronomy and associated space sciences, related fields such as aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, communications, computer sciences, data processing, education, electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics, information handling, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when justified. Terms in common use and/or of general interest have also been included where appropriate.

After some thirty years in continuous compilation, verification and updating, this dictionary-style compilation offers also separate sections devoted to Greek letters, mathematical symbols, special signs and characters, as well as entries with a numerical prefix. ... Read more

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This is a dictionary designed to quickly acquaint people with multimedia terminology. The Dictionary of Multimedia is a comprehensive reference tool that explores multimedia from many standpoints. An excellent source for anyone from computer programmers to writers, this dictionary provides a wide range of terms. ... Read more

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"This Seventh Edition of GLOSSARY: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms supersedes the former GLOSSARY published by the Defense Systems Management College in March 1995. The GLOSSARY: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms contains most acronyms, abbreviations, and terms commonly used in the weapon systems acquisition process within the Department of Defense (DoD) and defense industries....." [from the book of the preface by C. B. Cochrane, Chair, Acquisition, Policy Department and G. J. Hagan, Acquisition Policy Department, Editor] ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Chief Executive (U.S.), published by Chief Executive Publishing on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 324 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Attack of the acronyms. (Packets).(instant messaging abbreviations explained)(Brief Article)
Author: Jennifer Pellet
Publication: Chief Executive (U.S.) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Chief Executive Publishing
Page: S9(1)

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When working in the highly technical fields of astronomy andthe related space sciences, the practitioner is constantly confrontedwith a baffling array of different abbreviations, acronyms,contractions, and symbols. The identification and differentiation ofthese terms is a task which, all too often, can prove to be a nearimpossible one. With over 140,000 separate dictionary-style entries, and over 20 yearsin collation, StarBriefs 2001 represents the most comprehensiveand accurately validated collection of abbreviations, acronyms,contractions, and symbols within astronomy, related space sciences andother related fields. As such, this invaluable reference source (andits companion volume, StarGuides 2001 should be on the referenceshelf of every library, organisation or individual with any interestin these areas. Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such asaeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry,communications, computer sciences, data processing, education,electronics, engineering, energetics, environmental, geodesy,geophysics, information handling, management, mathematics,meteorology, optics, physics, remote sensing, and so on, are alsocovered when justified. In addition, there are separate sectionsdevoted to Greek letters, mathematical symbols, special signs andcharacters, as well as to entries with a numerical prefix. Finally,terms in common use and/or of general interest have also been includedwhere appropriate. ... Read more

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This second edition of the comprehensive dictionary has beenexpanded and enhanced to over 65,000 terms (more than twice than inthe first edition) for all the major engineering fields. Arranged in aclear, practical format, it is a convenient research tool that isinvaluable to engineers, researchers, scientists, technicians,students, technical writers, and others using engineeringliterature. A unique new section lists abbreviations and acronyms usedfor journals and magazines in science and engineering. ... Read more

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Less than what I expected, but still okay.
I was expecting a bigger book, about the size of my Roget's Thesaurus. This dictionary of abbreviations is only 5.75" tall and 4.25" wide, small enough to fit into a front pocket of my jeans. It has 20,000 entries and 294 pages.

Pros: Easily stored, easily portable, eye-pleasing green cover (matches amazon's image), inexpensive, has been somewhat useful
Cons: This is not a definitive dictionary of abbreviations. It has not included a number of abbreviations that I have encountered. On the other hand, it has had some entries that I did not expect it to have.

I thought about buying a dictionary of abbreviations while reading Jeffrey Deaver (the author of Bone Collector, which was made into a Denzel Washingtong movie). For an author of fiction, he uses an unusual number of abbreviations, though I suppose you don't need a dictionary for most of them. Either he explains them, or you get the gist of their meaning from the context. Some of his abbreviations are included in this dictionary, some are not. But some of Deaver's abbreviations are rather private (or maybe the word "esoteric" is appropriate), and I really don't expect any dictionary of abbreviations to include them.

I suspect that no single volume will have all the abbreviations that everyone is looking for, but I think there are bigger dictionaries of abbreviations that have many more entries than this small one has. But then you wouldn't want to try to carry those around in your pocket or your purse.

Test Your Abbreviation Skills
I always wondered what AT&T stands for and when I bought THE AMERICAN HERITAGE ABBRIVIATIONS DICITIONARY I found out what it meant, American Telephone & Telegraph Business.These and other everyday abbriviations you come accross can be disphered by this small interesting dictionary.I truly recommend it. ... Read more

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Students, teachers, environmental professionals, safety professionals will find this dictionary of acronyms a valuable tool for quick identification of acronyms. units, abbreviations, and nomenclatures. ... Read more

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Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations by Mossman
There are approximately 520,000 entries pertaining to acronyms,
initialisms, abbreviations, contractions and alphabetic symbols.
The work is well-researched. Its contents would be invaluable to any librarian, editor, writer, student, thesis writer or
academician. The contents are not set forth in the dictionary-
at least in the organized format presented in the Mossman work.
Examples are:

o BLI- Butterfly Lovers International
o Arch Forum- Architectural Forum
o CaAJ- Jasper Public Library, AB, Canada
o C&L- Capital and Counties

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This dictionary is a collection of acronyms, abbreviations, symbolic names, identifiers, and initials being used throughout IT- and engineering-related activities. They are used in industries, institutes, organizations and universities, all too often without their meanings being defined. Areas covered by this dictionary include: Information Technology; Electronics; Electrical Engineering; Telecommunications; Information Networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web; Computer-Aided Applications; Administration and Accounting; Manufacturing; Logistics and Planning; Automatic Control; and other related subjects. As well as technical terms, the dictionary lists abbreviated names of organizations, conferences, symposia and workshops. With over 32,000 items listed, the Dictionary of Acronyms and Technical Abbreviations is the most comprehensive and up-to-date work of its kind. ... Read more