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  Online Conversion - Abbreviations
Units are usually abbreviated (in standard and non-standard ways), and it would be useful to have a full list of such abbreviations.
A unit of mass used for diamonds and other precious stones in the U.S., and in Britain it is also used for gold purity.
A unit of volume used in bartending equal to 0.5 fluid ounces.
www.onlineconversion.com /forum/forum_1051885155.htm   (293 words)

  
 Abbreviations Used By Homeopaths and How Homeopathic Medicines are Prepared, Homeopathic Medicine, homeopathy, ...
Two abbreviations are used to describe a medicine's strength or potency.
In both systems, potency is expressed as a number followed by an x or c, such as 3x or 6c.
This is denoted by a number followed by the letter M, such as 1M, 2M, etc. A potency of 1M means a dilution of 1 part in 1000.
www.holisticonline.com /Homeopathy/homeo_abbr.htm   (438 words)

  
 Harley Hahn's List of Abbreviations Used While Talking on the Net
To save time and effort, there are a number of common abbreviations and acronyms used while communicating on the Net.
Use a smiley whenever you think you have said something that the other person might find offensive.
Smileys are especially useful when you want to say something sardonic, such as a devastating observation, wrought with irony, that a lesser mind might interpret as criticism:
www.harley.com /abbreviations   (572 words)

  
 Darwin Executive Guides - Data Warehouse
Telecommunications firms use data warehousing to predict which customers are likeliest to switch and then target them with special incentives to stay.
Insurance companies use data warehousing for claims analysis to see which procedures are claimed together and to identify patterns of risky customers.
Manufacturers can use data warehousing to compare costs of each of their product lines over the last several years, determine which factors produced increases and see what effect these increases had on overall margins.
guide.darwinmag.com /technology/enterprise/data   (2099 words)

  
 abbreviations used in personal ads
You should not use these with ads to non English speaking people - they read usually by using a dictionary and will be lost.
Using abbreviations in the title will allow you to convey more about yourself in a few words.
Abbreviations will allow you place the most information in personal ads where you are limited to a so many words or so many characters.
www.1-true-love.com /datingtips/abbr.shtml   (200 words)

  
 Internet slang : Abbreviations used online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
BRB --- be right back (usually used in chats and on an instant messenger service).
The use of this acronym is ambigious and not recommended.
Used sincerely in online games such as trivia, but more often used sarcastically when someone has done something foolish.
www.eurofreehost.com /ab/Abbreviations_used_online.html   (416 words)

  
 Abbreviations used when discussing cancer
This is the 03 February 2004 version of the list of medical abbreviations and definitions used in discussions on the Breast-Cancer discussion list, the Inflammatory Breast Cancer list, and other online resources.
A very few computer abbreviations are listed separately from medical abbreviations and at the end.
Another new feature is abbreviations for well-known hospitals and cancer centers that people use a lot.
www.yana.org /abbrevs.htm   (2420 words)

  
 DoseCalc Services and Reference Information
OnLine is an oncology dosage calculation software program to assist US-based healthcare professionals in determining individual patient doses for standard cancer regimens used in treatment of solid tumors and adult leukemias.
The online dosage calculator — enter a patient's height and weight, select a disease and protocol, and DoseCalc OnLine calculates the generally recommended patient doses.
Medicine OnLine and UltiTech have no liability for content or goods on the Internet except as set forth in the Terms and Conditions of service.
www.meds.com /DChome.html   (205 words)

  
 Scottish Schools Online - Glossary
The purpose of Gaelic medium education (GME) is to educate children through the use of the Gaelic language.
Videoconferencing can be used to allow pupils and teachers to communicate with others with similar interests.
The LT Scotland Online Service is funded by the Scottish Executive Education Department (SEED).
www.scottishschoolsonline.gov.uk /glossary.asp   (1174 words)

  
 Manos
Every country uses different standards for grading their accommodation.In our accommodation we show the official classification for both hotels and self catering accommodations, which can vary from year to year.
Please bear in mind, however, that the official classification system in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus is misleading in that the classification given does not necessarily reflect the standard of the accommodation.
Kettles are rarely provided, unless otherwise stated, so be prepared to use a pan to boil water.
www.manos.co.uk /AniteNextPage.asp?p=EXTRAINFO_34172&s=55574161   (1107 words)

  
 Classics in the History of Psychology -- Stroop (1935)
Only three subjects were used in any experiment and the changes introduced to produce the inhibition were so great in many cases as to present novel situations.
Kline (1921) used 'meaningful' material (states and capitals, counties and county seats, and books and authors) in a study of interference effects of associations.
Detailed descriptions of the materials used in each of the three experiments are included in the reports of the respective experiments.
psychclassics.yorku.ca /Stroop   (5527 words)

  
 Medical Terminology - Medical Terms for treatment of diseases
We also have online dictionary of medical terms, Spanish medical dictionary for Spanish medical terms, vocabulary of medical terms in English, medicine, dentistry, and pharmacology terms, reference books on medical terminology, and more.
However, some other medical abbreviations are unique to practicing doctors in writing their prescriptions, transcriptionists, nurses and other medical professionals in entering the information as required by medical software and medical insurance companies.
The meaning of abbreviation for dosage forms, medical definitions for pregnancy, Huntington's Disease, and other symptoms are listed under Dictionaries and Glossaries of Medical Definitions.
www.acr-translations.com   (470 words)

  
 Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As far as possible the devices used in the Dictionary are conventional or self-explanatory.
Abbreviations have only been employed for grammatical and lexical labels of very frequent occurrence.
Those which occur mostly attached to international entries are abbreviations of international, not of English, words.
bowks.net /worldlang/aux/b_IED-abbreviations.html   (137 words)

  
 Welcome to the Abbreviationes™ Website!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Used in conjunction with the comprehensive User’s Guide, which provides an overview of the different categories of medieval Latin abbreviations, Abbreviationes™ is an excellent learning tool.
In reading exercises with students, Abbreviationes™ can be used quickly and conveniently to display variant abbreviations of a given word, thus broadening and enhancing students’ awareness of the various techniques used in abbreviation.
A search on Abbreviationes™ will tell you that Albert the Great used the round r in conjunction with the letters b, d, o, p, as well as with the abbreviation mark 9, and that the round r is most often found in combination with the letter o.
www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /philosophy/projects/abbrev.htm   (1866 words)

  
 Online Bingo - Play Bingo
Our online help lines are open to you 24*7.
Since we claim for your ultimate online bingo guide, so we do everything to prove this claim.
Below we have listed the abbreviations used during online chat.
www.online-online-bingo-bingo.com /playbingo.html   (171 words)

  
 Congressional Bills: Search Tips
If no punctuation is used, you must leave a space between the "h" and the "r" for bills in the House.
The specific version of the bill is identified by the abbreviation in parentheses that follows the bill number; the explanation of this abbreviation appears in brackets following the name of the bill.
For example, in the entry "H.R. 5 (ih) To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," "H.R. 5" is the bill number, and "(ih)" is the code that indicates this version of the bill was introduced in the House.
www.gpoaccess.gov /bills/tips.html   (428 words)

  
 Welcome to the threshold of the B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Your computer must be java enabled to use this chat room.
a lot of abbreviations are used as standard statements and responses in chat.
online, click HERE for a printable list that can be used as reference.
members.aol.com /Sing4usBJT/Chat2.htm   (259 words)

  
 Online Blackjack - Terms & Abbreviations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
basic strategy a playing strategy that is designed to minimize the house edge as much as possible without using techniques such as card counting, shuffle tracking, or dealer tells.
Basic strategy is used as a foundation for card counting, but is also used by many non-counters.
A (usually colored plastic) card that is used to cut the cards after they have been shuffled by the dealer.
www.blackjack-planet.com /bj-terminology.php   (1330 words)

  
 Internet slang : Abbreviations used online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The peculiar thing about internet abbreviations is that many people make them up on the fly, therefore these abbreviations can often be confusing, and impossible to completly cover without being impossibly meticulate.
Typically it is used in situations where one is being self-consciously enthusiastic, mimicking the less-grammatical Internet newbie: "That movie was teh suck!!", "The fight scene with all the Agent Smiths was TEH AWESOME", etc.
For instance; a LOL may be taken as genuine laughter or sarcasm, or as "whatever, stay away from me." So, for the sake of accurate and easily understandable communication, it is best to be as explicit as possible and make an effort to get your point across.
www.eurofreehost.com /ab/Abbreviations_used_online_2.html   (550 words)

  
 ISO - International Organization for Standardization
In addition, the section gives access to the online ISO technical work programme, as well as to other ISO Web areas where the ISO business plans, reference copies of the ISO/IEC Directives and templates, and other information and documentation related to ISO's standards development activities may be found.
Abbreviations used within the titles of ISO standards are not included in this list.
Information about abbreviations used within the ISO technical work programme are given in the section How to use the ISO technical programme.
www.iso.org /iso/en/xsite/guide.html   (533 words)

  
 degree abbreviations - Online College E-Learning And Online Degree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
DirectEducation.net is the ultimate online education portal, providing information on hundreds of programs across all of the best colleges and universities.
Abbreviations are normally used to specify a degree, rather than spelling out the name in full...
Misters and using game no misters ytd designation laughing out loud cwot degree abbreviations, fte fob among others shorthand postal abbreviations afk postal abbreviations shorthand tbd laughing out loud.
www.tidemark.ca /degree_abbreviations   (340 words)

  
 Etiquette, Abbreviations, and Emoticons Used in Microsoft Chat
Good manners are as important online as they are in person.
Internet chat abbreviations are commonly used online to save time typing words.
Usually a colon is used for the eyes and a parenthesis for the mouth.
support.microsoft.com /support/kb/articles/q178/2/94.asp   (507 words)

  
 The MacScouter -- Scouting Resources Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The abbreviations we used were confusing people and not leading to the clarity of purpose we need.
Some of the acronyms and abbreviations in this list may not be used in your local council.
A commissioned volunteer, 18 or older, appointed by the chartered organization.This term is used on Applications and other literature, in practice the term used is ASM.
www.macscouter.com /General/ScoutAbrevs.html   (5689 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Medical Acronyms, Eponyms & Abbreviations: Books: Marilyn Fuller Delong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
However, the use of acronyms and abbreviations also introduces the possibility of errors due to misunderstanding.
Medical Acronyms, Eponyms and Abbreviations provides a comprenhensive listing of the most common acronyms, eponyms and abbreviations used in the medical profession, along with clear and concise definitions.
Hundreds of new medical acronyms, abbreviations and eponyms with the complete terms that they represent have been added to the completely revised fourth edition.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570662819?v=glance   (833 words)

  
 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
Abbreviations for story type: Note - when story type is followed by suffixes---or -2/3, etc., they denote a serial ('part 1 of 2', or 'part 2 of 3', and so forth.) Also, story types may be combined, such as mr/tvr, for a combined movie and TV review.
Abbreviations for issue date: Note - a slash will be used to denote combined issues, such as WIN/SPR, or OCT/NOV; a hyphen will denote when a story is published in more than one issue, such as MAY-JUN.
Other Abbreviations, found mainly in the Comments fields: Note---some names in the Comments fields, instead of being repeated, may be abbreviated; e.g., W.G. for Westminster Gazette.
www.sfsite.com /fsf/bibliography/biblioabbreviations.htm   (614 words)

  
 EDN: Voice of the Electronics Engineer
Use a system's real-time clock to "hide" a code sequence EDN, 10/27/2005
EDN Online: Embedded design short cuts, energy harvesters, more...
Use of this web site is subject to its Terms of Use
www.edn.com   (329 words)

  
 Nat' Academies Press, The Navy and Marine Corps in Regional Conflict in the 21st Century (1996)
TABLE OF The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability.
Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy.
For most effective printing, use the "printable PDF page" link available on each OpenBook page's tool block.
books.nap.edu /books/NI000140/html/115.html   (243 words)

  
 Office of Coast Survey - Chart No. 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The download time for a 1.0 MB file at this rate is just over 4 minutes.
Viewing the following chapters requires the use of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Downloading requires a utility such as Winzip.exe to open the zipped versions of the chapters.
chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov /mcd/chart1/chart1hr.htm   (202 words)

  
 Abbreviations Frequently Used on Online Dating Sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Following are some commonly used abbreviations when looking at profiles, emails and chats on online dating sites.
It is probably best to use the full terms from time to time just to make sure you are truly on the same page as the other person using the abbreviations.
It would be a shame for one of you to be misinterpreting the abbreviations!
www.datingsitesrated.com /public/83.cfm   (78 words)

  
 Glossary, and Abbreviations Used on this Site
It seems to me bookstores aren't ordering any of these in massive quantities; they're all, after all, old books now, and none of 'em are going to hit the bestseller lists.
The first difficulty in understanding the French crime novel (assuming, of course, you can read French) is figuring out the meanings of the terms used to describe the genre and its sub-genres.
It is often difficult to know what term to use, and frequently not even the French can agree.
www.thrillingdetective.com /abbrev.html   (1089 words)

  
 #Beginner - Abbreviations used often on IRC
Typically, these abbreviations are used in lower case.
Generally, we prefer the soft tones, but there are times when you might use upper case.
For example, when something is funny, you might say "lol nickname" but if it was a bit more funny than usual, you might say "LOL nickname".
www.ircbeginner.com /ircinfo/abbreviations.html   (115 words)

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