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The TLA (three-letter abbreviation or acronym) is the most popular type of abbreviation in computing and telecom terminology and Internet slang, and is also common in political jargon.
"TLA" is, of course, a TLA itself; the term was almost certainly coined with a certain degree of self-referential humor in mind.
TLAs became common in the United States during the New Deal of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who was, and still is, himself often referred to as "FDR").
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 Station Information - TLA
The three-letter abbreviation or three-letter acronym (TLA) is the most popular type of abbreviation in computing terminology, and is also common in political jargon.
There are even TLAs with more than 10 meanings (for example, SDI has at least 32 meanings in the English language).
TLAs became common in the United States during the New Deal of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, including NRA for National Recovery Administration, and TVA for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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TLA is a three-lettered abbreviation for Three-Letter Abbreviation or Three-Letter Acronym.
TLAs are particularly prone to RAS syndrome ("Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome"), in which one of the abbreviated words (usually the last) is appended to the abbreviation itself - as in "ATM machine", "PIN number", and "HIV virus." Purists recommend avoiding RAS syndrome, especially in formal writing such as technical writing.
Not to be underestimated in significance is the TLA's cousin, the ETLA.
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 The Ultimate TLA - American History Information Guide and Reference
There is some disagreement about whether abbreviations like TLA actually constitute acronyms (see acronym and initialism), and this has led to the increasing use of the word abbreviation as opposed to acronym in expanding the term.
TLAs became common in the United States during the New Deal of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who is frequently referred to as FDR).
TLAs are typically pronounced as initialisms (i.e., Tee Ell Ay) and written in all capital letters.
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 TLA
The TLA (three-letter acronym or three-letter abbreviation) is the most popular type of Abbreviation in technical terminology, and is also very common in general language.
TLA is a three-letter abbreviation itself; the term was almost certainly coined with a certain degree of Self-referential humor in mind.
TLAs are particularly prone to RAS syndrome ("Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome"), in which one of the abbreviated words (usually the last) is added alongside the abbreviation itself - as in "ATM machine", "PIN number", and "HIV virus".
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 TLA
TLA is, of course, a TLA itself; the word was almost certainly coined with a certain degree of self-referential humor in mind.
A four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as an ETLA (Extended TLA) or TLA/E (TLA/Extended).
If we allowed numbers, special characters, or case-sensitivity, even more TLAs can be created, many of them already in use.
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 The TLA t hree l etter a bbreviation or a cronym...
The "TLA" ("t"hree-"l"etter "a"bbreviation" or "a"cronym") is the most popular type of abbreviation abbreviation in computing and telecom terminology, and is also common in political jargon.
"TLA" is, of course, a TLA itself; the term was almost certainly coined with a certain degree of self-referential humor in mind (see backronym backronym).
TLAs became common in the United States during the New Deal New Deal of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (who was, and still is, himself often referred to as "FDR").
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 Wikipedia talk:TLAs from AAA to DZZ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Removing from these lists the "yet" from "TLAs in red or followed by a question mark do not yet have an article", because this makes it seem like there ought to be one.
A list of TLAs in use is one thing, but that isn't what this is, this is just a long list that could be summed up just as easily by giving on mathematical expression with an exclamation point in it, or however you note that.
I refuse to just move them myself because it's likely to be a controversial move, and because of the amount of people who voted to keep in the last afd nomination, rather than move.
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 Learn more about TLAs from AAA to DZZ in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Learn more about TLAs from AAA to DZZ in the online encyclopedia.
This is a list of all possible three-letter abbreviations from AAA to DZZ.
TLAs in red or followed by a question mark do not yet have an article.
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 TLA
For other uses of the term TLA, see TLA (disambiguation).
There is some disagreement about whether abbreviations like TLA actually constitute acronyms (see acronym and initialism), and this has led to the occasional use of the word abbreviation as opposed to acronym in expanding the term.
Likewise, a four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as an ETLA ('''Extended TLA'''), an LFLA ('''Longer Four Letter Abbreviation''') or a TLA/E ('''TLA/Extended''').
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Three-letter acronym
Quite a small number of TLA's are actually '' acronyms.
Using only upper-case letters and ignoring diacritics, there are 26³ = 17,576 possible three-letter abbreviations, and probably most of them are already used in some context.
Some TLAs are pronounced either way (e.g., FAQ).
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Likewise, a four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as a LFLA (Longer Four Letter Acronym), an ETLA (Extended TLA) or a TLA/E (TLA/Extended).
In the same vein, VLFLA is a Very Long Five Letter Acronym and DETLA is a doubly-extended three letter acronym, although they are heard less.
Many TLAs have more than one meaning: TLA itself is also a TLA for the Theatre of the Living Arts (http://www.theateroflivingarts.net).
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TLA Kicks off Its ''Nutcracker'' of a Holiday Giveaway!Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 29, 2006PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TLA Entertainment Group and their award-winning retail destinations TLAVideo.com, TLAraw.com and TLAmovies.com launch their...
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 Learn more about TLA in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Learn more about TLA in the online encyclopedia.
Enter a phrase or search word in the box below.
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
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 Tla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Here are a few common misspellings of Tla.
For other uses of the term TLA, see TLA''.
TLA has the experience to deliver a complete end-to-end solution.
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 The TLA t hree l etter a bbreviation or...
The TLA t hree l etter a bbreviation or...
Using only upper-case letters, there are 26³ = 17576 possible three-letter abbreviations, and probably all of them are already used in some context.
TLA Video and DVD Guide 2005: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide (Tla Video and DVD Guide)
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The TLA ('t''hree-letter abbreviation''' or 'a''cronym) is the most popular type of abbreviation in computing and telecom terminology, and is also common in political jargon.
"TLA" is, of course, a TLA itself; the term was almost certainly coined with a certain degree of self-referential humor in mind (see backronym).
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