Abbreviation Game

[Eternal Becky]

The game goes like this:
Give an abbreviation and the next poster will give the full form of that abbreviation and submit another abbreviation as well. There are four kinds of abbreviations. Please take a look at the text below to know them properly. You can give any kind of them. There is no need to specify in your post which kind of abbreviation you have submitted.

Types of abbreviations:
There are four main kinds of abbreviations: shortenings, contractions, initialisms, and acronyms.
http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0121.gif Shortenings : Shortenings of words usually consist of the first few letters of the full form and are usually spelled with a final period when they are still regarded as abbreviations, for example, cont. = continued, in = inch.

http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0121.gif Contractions : Contractions are abbreviated forms in which letters from the middle of the full form have been omitted, for example, Dr. = doctor, St. = saint or street. Such forms are invariably followed by a period. Another kind of contraction is the type with an apostrophe marking the omission of letters: can't = cannot, didn't = did not, you've = you have.

http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0121.gif Initialisms : Initialisms are made up of the initial letters of words and are pronounced as separate letters: CIA (or C.I.A.), NYC, pm (or p.m.), U.S. (or US). Practice varies with regard to periods, with current usage increasingly in favor of omitting them, especially when the initialism consists entirely of capital letters.

http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0121.gif Acronyms : Acronyms are initialisms that have become words in their own right, or similar words formed from parts of several words. They are pronounced as words rather than as a series of letters, for example, UNICEF, and do not have periods. In many cases the acronym becomes the standard term and the full form is only used in explanatory contexts.

Rules.
http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0124.gif Please make sure that you don't post any inappropriate abbreviation.
http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0124.gif Once you make a guess please do not forget to post an abbreviation for the next poster.

I hope you all like the game and enjoy it http://www.smileyvillage.com/smilies/sign0201.gif

My abbreviation:
PETA

[EscapeGirl]

PETA = People for Ethical Treatment of Animals

(not a hard one, but oh well. :$)
FBI

[Eternal Becky]

FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation

IATA

[Darknight]

International Air Transport Association

abbrev. :D

[Eternal Becky]

abbrev. - Abbreviation

MDI

[EscapeGirl]

MDI - Multiple Document Interface

Sgt.

[Lilliputt]

Sgt. - Sergeant

IACAPAP

[Eternal Becky]

IACAPAP - International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions

FAQ

[Lilliputt]

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

S.P.Q.R.

[doglover]

S.P.Q.R - Senatus Populusque Romanus

UNHCR

[Eternal Becky]

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

NAFTA

[doglover]

NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement

AIDS

[Eternal Becky]

AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AMRDEC

[EscapeGirl]

AMRDEC - Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

ROTC

[Eternal Becky]

Reserve Officer Training Corps

HAZMAT

[Lilliputt]

Hazardous Materials

MoMA

[Eternal Becky]

Museum of Modern Art

S.Ct.

[wirodeu]

Supreme Court Reporter

L.R.E


1111th Post! =)

[Hitman]

Least Restrictive Environment

ETA

[awesome]

CaCl~ calcium chloride (im ok in chemistry)

[wirodeu]

Awesome first read the rules of the game please.
I will answer to hitman now..
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival

XML (I LUV IT! =) )

[Crimsonthread]

Extensible Markup Language

TEA

[wirodeu]

thoracic epidural analgesia

PVB

[neojester12]

polyvinyl butyral?

If so...
FUBAR

[Crimsonthread]

Um... if it's what I think it is, then a mild version would be "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition."

If that's what you were thinking of, then "ACDC."

[zillah0625]

ACDC=Alternating Current/Direct Current....well I don't know if I'm right..well then
NCAA

[Hitman]

National Collegiate Athletic Association (???)

SWAT (:P)

[Mcakkay]

Special weapons and tactics

DEFCON

[bhavit]

defcon:defense readiness condition
if it is what ur thinking about then
cif

[Mcakkay]

Cost Insurance Freight?

if so: BCE and ACE

[bhavit]

no that is not keep guessing

[Mcakkay]

hmm..ok well what about: Cash In Fist? (haha)

i googled it and got a list of like 40 so we might be here for a while!

[bhavit]

check wikipedia

[Mcakkay]

alright:
Cost, Insurance and Freight
Common Intermediate Format
Cells In Frame
California Interscholastic Federation
Caltech Intermediate Form
Comment is Free
Crystallographic Information File
Any of these??

[bhavit]

k not of these but post a abbreviation

[Mcakkay]

can you just tell me? and i posted some before: ACE and BCE

[bhavit]

coming into force ok

[dazedncrazed]

Associate Certified Entomologist
and
Board Certified Entomologist :?

If so..how about this:

NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHST ROMONT :P :D

[Lilliputt]

54 out of the 56 letters in that abbrevation are in Cyrillic. Thaz how come the answer doesn't add up so well. ;)

"The laboratory for shuttering, reinforcement, concrete and ferroconcrete operations for composite-monolithic and monolithic constructions of the Department of the Technology of Building-assembly operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for building mechanization and technical aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR."

DAFIF

[dazedncrazed]

off topic

huh :?

[wirodeu]

Lets get on-topic again!

Milrevcom

[SamWyatt]

Military Revolutionary Committee

GHD

[wirodeu]

Growth hormone deficiency


CA

[Eternal Becky]

This one is a bit hard.

It should be one of these
Ca - Calcium
CA - California (postal symbol)
CA - Canada
CA - Civil Affairs
CA - Computer Associates

Let me know which one it is then I will take my turn *Phew*

[Eternal Becky]

Sadly such a good thread died :sad:

Wiro has not confirmed the answer so I will start the game again with the new Abbreviation :)

PG&E

[grigtho]

Pacific Gas and Electric?

[Eternal Becky]

Pacific Gas and Electric?

Thats the right one. It's your turn :)

[grigtho]

Ok the next is

MAER

[dia]

is it Multiple Assets Effectiveness Report?

[grigtho]

Yes, your turn now

[dia]

ok,next one is

PCR

easy..!

[grigtho]

Project Completion Report?

[dia]

Project Completion Report?

no...

[Ravensd]

Polymerase Chain Reaction?

[dia]

Polymerase Chain Reaction?

yes! your turn!

[Ravensd]

Spca

[dia]

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ?

[Ravensd]

yes

[dia]

next is

FTP

[Eternal Becky]

File Transfer Protocol

EBW

@ All
Don't wait for the poster to confirm the abbreviation. When you post your answer, post an abbreviation as well.

[Swim Girl]

Equivalent Bandwidth

SCUBA

...def easy

[Ravensd]

UUUHHH Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus


oops forgot to post mine

TRANSEX

Edit: It's not what you think. I wouldn't put that on here.

[Eternal Becky]

Training System Exerciser

UCC

[Lilliputt]

Uhm, is it Uniform Commercial Code? :?

[Eternal Becky]

Yes it is. Don't confirm, just keep playing :P

[Ravensd]

Yes Becky...you were correct on mine....

Lilli hasn't put anything up yet....brb

[Eternal Becky]

BRB?

Be right back :? Not sure if you gave an abbreviation or not.

[Ravensd]

No I didn't but I will.......QRF

[Eternal Becky]

Quick Reaction Force

(@ Raven - LOL silly me :laughSMILE: )

WB

[Lilliputt]

(@Becky sorry :shy:, distracted :S)
Welcome Back :P

LOL

[Ravensd]

You were right Becky...I figured you'd get that one.

[Eternal Becky]

(@Becky sorry :shy:, distracted :S)
Welcome Back :P

LOL

Umm...sorry but thats wrong.

[Lilliputt]

Well it could be Warner Bros.
(I have seen WB used as an abbrevation for welcome back and now I am confused cuz you said I should not wait for confirmation. If I just continue and then it turns out I am wrong, why should I continue posting my own abbrevation? I am sorry but I find that confusing :S)

[Eternal Becky]

Yup there is actually a confusion. I am really sorry for that. I think whichever answer is given should be accepted since sometimes there are too many answers, for eg WB. It can be Warner Bros and Welcome Back.
Sorry once again :sad: Lets just continue the game without confirming. I am extremely sorry for the confusion created :sad:

You can give an abbreviation Lilli.

[Lilliputt]

Ahh, thank you my dear wolf :hug2:

All right then, here it is:

LOL :P

[dia]

Laughing Out Loud?

DRG

[RBS]

Digital Resource Graphic? There were so many to choose from, please post what you meant if thats not it.

Next one is HTTP

[Eternal Becky]

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

HTML

[RBS]

Hypertext Markup Language

GAAP

[Eternal Becky]

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

RADC

[Iva]

Royal Army Dental Corps

KLM

[Lilliputt]

Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij = Royal Dutch Airlines

NTP

[Eternal Becky]

National Toxicology Program

SAGE

[Lilliputt]

Strategy Action Game Engine

PARMS

[dia]

Parallel Algebraic Recursive Multilevel Solvers

WERF

[Carmit]

Water Environment Research Foundation

ymca (sssssssoooooooo easy)

[Evita]

YMCA--Young Men's Christian Association

L.M.T.

[Eternal Becky]

Laredo Morning Times

NYSE

[dia]

New York Stock Exchange

D.T.A.

[gh1]

Drive Through Appraisal

ANA

[Eternal Becky]

Anti-Nuclear Antibody

EASA

[grigtho]

Engineer Automation Support Activity

D.C.M.

[Evita]

Data Connection Module

BHT

[Eternal Becky]

Butylated Hydroxytoluene

NFO

[herşeysenindir]

NFO - New Fund Offer

TTFN

[humphryboop]

the, then, for, now? lolz

PLMA

[sweet_kitty22]

Pirate loot magic association....

nope, no idea

[Eternal Becky]

Private Label Manufacturers Association

IMDB

[gymnast525]

internet movie database




lbs.

[Eternal Becky]

Pound

TBA

[Hugo_Smith]

To Be Announced

IRS

[PurplePuzzler]

Internal Revenue Service


N2K(or NTK)

[gh1]

Next To Kin?

WD-40

[SimplyCrazy]

Water Displacement, 40th formula

ICE

[Eternal Becky]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

OASIS

[SimplyCrazy]

Oceanic and Atmospheric Scientific Information Center

CMCM

[Eternal Becky]

Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management

CMCDA

[gh1]

California Motor Car Dealers Association

NAW

[elle]

National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors

WYSIWYG

[bobsicle]

what you see is what you get

ASCII

[gh1]

bar code? (ok goes to google)American Standard Code for Information Interchange

LOL

[GODA]

laughing out loud

BOB

[Lausco]

Best of breed

PDA

[binkygg]

Public Display of Affection :">

FIBA

[Lausco]

:)
Fiji Islands Backpackers Association? :)

FFF

[gh1]

Fire Fox Fixer

FPBA

[Lausco]

Fine Press Book Association

ABC

[gh1]

Atlantic Broadcasting Corp?

BBS

[Lausco]

Bulletin Board System

ABE

[New1000]

Advanced Broadcasting Electronics

MSC

[gh1]

um Master of Science

PDA

[Rima]

Personal Digital Assistant / Public Display of Affection

PDF

[stitchy]

Portable Document Format
NASDAQ

[linkinpark333]

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

whew thnxs google!!

NASCAR