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TLA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 typically pronounced as initialisms (e.g., Tee Ell Ay) and written in all capital letters. 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". en.wikipedia.org /wiki/TLA   (822 words)

TLA - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) 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. 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). 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"). open-encyclopedia.com /TLA   (543 words)

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. 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. A four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as an ETLA (extended TLA). www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/t/tl/tla.html   (332 words)

Rocky Star Biology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Locate the letter A in the "Second Letter" row across the top of the chart and follow it down to the same three letter abbreviations. To determine which amino acid is "described" by the original three letters, look for the third letter, U, in the "Third Letter" column on the right side of the chart to identify His as the three letter abbreviation for the specific amino acid "described" by the three bases. With this three letter abbreviation, look in the "Amino Acid" table, which is arranged alphabetically for convenience, to locate the name of the amino acid. www.rockystar.com /home/biology/codon.htm   (226 words)

Encyclopedia: TLA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Look up abbreviation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Abbreviation (from Latin brevis short) is strictly a shortening, but more particularly, an abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/TLA   (5187 words)

Style Guide | University of Colorado at Boulder I.E. and E.G. Plurals of Abbreviations and Acronyms Abbreviations and acronyms should be restricted to situations where they enhance comprehension: i.e., when your copy refers repeatedly to a lengthy name or term that has a commonly accepted abbreviation. Abbreviations and Acronyms in Titles and Headlines Whether it's wise to use acronyms or abbreviations in titles and headlines depends almost entirely on the audience and context. www.colorado.edu /Publications/styleguide/abbrev.html   (1398 words)

Three letter abbreviation - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Three letter abbreviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Hackers' self-fulfilling reference to the apparent ubiquity of three-letter abbreviations (all popularly and wrongly referred to as acronyms) in the computing world. Some hackers are so addicted to using TLAs that a four-letter acronym is known mockingly as an ‘ETLA’ – extended three-letter acronym. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Three+letter+abbreviation   (107 words)

ANA - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) ANA is also a medical abbreviation for anti-nuclear antibody. ANA is an abbreviation for the American Numismatic Association. In addition, ana is a slang abbreviation for anorexia nervosa; see also pro-ana. www.open-encyclopedia.com /ANA   (109 words)

TLA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Likewise, a four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as an ETLA (Extended TLA) or a TLA/E (TLA/Extended). In the same vein, DETLA is a doubly-extended three letter acronym, although is heard less. There are many TLAs with more than 10 meanings (for example, SDI has at least 32 meanings in the English language). www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/tla   (554 words)

ASPARTIC ACID FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Aspartic acid, also known as aspartate, the name of its anion, is one of the 20 natural proteinogenic amino_acids which are the building blocks of proteins. A three-letter designation for either asparagine or aspartic acid is Asx (one-letter abbreviation: B).As its name indicates, it is the carboxylic_acid analog of asparagine. It is non-essential in mammals, and might serve as an excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. www.factagent.com /?req=aspartic_acid   (124 words)

Learn more about List of two-letter English words in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) ex -- the letter "X"; also one's former spouse or love interest; also used to mean "out of" in such phrases as ex cathedra or ex libris. Many two-letter words are abbreviations, or apocopations of longer words. These sorts of lists are useful for some letter games, such as crossword puzzles or anagrams, or in word games, such as Scrabble. www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_two_letter_english_words.html   (1511 words)

Amino Acid Abbreviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) abbreviation one letter symbol Alanine Ala A Arginine Arg R Asparagine Asn N Aspartic acid Asp D. Aminoacid three letter abbreviation... amino acid abbreviations may be entered for conversion -- do not include the initial H or OH in the 3 letter abbreviation... The acids have special common names, however, a three letter abbreviation the left for structure, names, and abbreviations of 20 amino acids. www.dietspots.com /5/amino-acid-abbreviation.html   (470 words)

Protein Peptide bonds are bonds between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of the next. When three or more amino acids are joined together they are sometimes referred to as a polypeptide chain. Quaternary structure - the three dimensional arrangement of the subunits of a protein. www.scienceden.com /mbiology/concepts/protein   (591 words)

Class diana.sequence.AminoAcidSequence Return the one letter codon code of the codon at the given index (counting from zero). Return the one letter abbreviation for the given three letter amino acid name. Return the three letter abbreviation for the given one letter amino acid code. www.sanger.ac.uk /Software/Artemis/artemis_docs/diana.sequence.AminoAcidSequence.html   (1490 words)

Asparagine For other uses of the three letter abbreviation, see ASN. Its three-letter abbreviation is Asn, and its one-letter abbreviation is N. A three-letter designation for either asparagine or aspartic acid is Asx (one-letter abbreviation: B). www.1bx.com /en/Asparagine.htm   (160 words)

Abbreviations Quiz What word taken from the abbreviation for a unit of weight measurement was used by L. Frank Baum in the title of a novel? The abbreviation "GMT" is critically important in the measurement of time. What is the three-letter abbreviation for a person trained to administer emergency care in a variety of situations and especially to accident victims? www.greatauk.com /wqabbrev.html   (443 words)

Three-letter code for genus abbreviations Abbreviations proposed by the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Phototrophic Bacteria The name of a genus should be spelled without abbreviation the first time it is used with a specific epithet in a publication and in the summary of that publication. In publications dealing with species of different genera having the same first letter, the use of unabbreviated generic names increases the length of papers and the use of the one-letter abbreviation is a source of confusion. www.bacterio.cict.fr /abbreviations.html   (847 words)

Day, Month, Year and Time Format   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) The letter "M" must be uppercase to distinguish months from minutes. The time can be displayed in one of many formats using the letter "h" or "H" to denote hours, the letter "m" to denote minutes, the letter "s" to denote seconds and the letter "t" to denote the time marker. This will be the first letter of the values in the AM symbol or PM symbol boxes in Regional Options as determined by the vales of s1159 or s2359. www.microsoft.com /resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/datetime.asp   (458 words)

Valley Advocate: What Airport Codes Mean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Many of the unusual airport codes that travelers see on the baggage tags that are put on their luggage are based on the original names of the airports or what installation preceded the space where the current airports are now. The last letters of each of these cities' airport codes are just filler letters that mean nothing at all. Many airports with filler letters (like LAX) were around at a time when airport codes were only two letters long, before the explosive growth in aviation created the need for a longer code so more letter combinations would be available. www.valleyadvocate.com /gbase/Lifestyle/content?oid=oid:122828   (693 words)

TLA Index Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) There are a possible 17576 three letter abbreviations (using only the 26 letters of the standard alphabet). No guarantee is given to the correctness of any particular explaination of the abbreviations and explainations may contain the author's point of view. Some abbreviations may be in use as legal trademarks or copyrighted by other use or means. www.akhphd.au.dk /%7Ebertho/tla/tlaindex.html   (374 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) In the commands describing the girder, each of the cross sections is described once and the depth variations are described using the span commands. Creating the input data set: Commands followed by their Parameters are shown in bold lettering followed by an explanation of the input. As with all commands, the command name may be abbreviated with a three letter command abbreviation. www.aot.state.vt.us /VOBug2004/Documents/Gidrer_Example.doc   (1372 words)

Exceptions Introduction The letter "S" indicates Schedule A. (3) A two-digit number identifying the particular exception relating to the topic (for example, "02" in ACCX02 STGC). (2) A letter identifying the use of the suggested Standard provision (for example, "X" in ACCX10 NY identifies this provision as a Schedule B Exception). The letter "S" indicates Schedule A. The letter "A" indicates Affirmative Insurance, while the letter "P" indicates Schedule of Parties Defendant. www.vuwriter.com /exceptionsintro.jsp   (665 words)

Biotech Adventures - Oklahoma State University -- Protein Section --   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) For example if you see the abbreviation Phe you can look at the table and know that is Phenylalanine.When we list out the entire sequence of a protein even a three-letter abbreviation can be quite long, so there is also a single letter abbreviation used by scientists for each amino acid. Remember there are only 20 amino acids so we can use a letter of the 26-letter alphabet to represent each amino acid as shown in the table. It is actually easy to learn the language when you understand the abbreviations (codes) used by the scientists. biotech-adventure.okstate.edu /low/basics/protein/05-abbreviations   (167 words)

TLA in TutorGig Encyclopedia HISTORY: According to apronyms.com, '"TLA"' (the eponymous TLA) was coined by Jeff Kelley who worked at the time at a company whose name itself was a TLA (which I can now reveal was IBM -- no big surprise there). TLA Video & DVD Guide 2004 : The Discerning Film Lover's Guide (Tla Video & DVD Guide), by St. TLA Video & DVD Guide 2005 : The Discerning Film Lover's Guide (Tla Video & DVD Guide), by St. www.tutorgig.com /ed/TLA   (869 words)

Learn more about TLA in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) Learn more about TLA in the online encyclopedia. Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get. VERA) is sometimes known as an ETLA (extended TLA). www.onlineencyclopedia.org /t/tl/tla.html   (365 words)

TLA Details, Meaning TLA Article and Explanation Guide TLA Details, Meaning TLA Article and Explanation Guide Note: For other uses of “TLA” as a TLA, see TLA (disambiguation). Likewise, a four-letter abbreviation (e.g., VERA) is sometimes known as a LFLA (Longer Four Letter Abbreviation), an ETLA (Extended TLA) or a TLA/E (TLA/Extended). www.e-paranoids.com /t/tl/tla.html   (557 words)

TLA : Three-letter abbreviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) MAA to PZZ">Table of all possible TLAs from MAA to PZZ All is still licensed under the GNU FDL. He living in the neighbourhood of Barchester, and who boasted that his longer than had been the case with any other estate or any other family entitled to talk of the blood as belonging to some extent to himself, such as he might win for himself if he chose to locate himself in it. www.termsdefined.net /th/three-letter-abbreviation.html   (568 words)

Sports Central | Sports Articles and Columns | Other | NASCAR Top 10 Power Rankings: Week 11 Johnson has won three of the last four Cup races at Charlotte, including a pole at last year's Coca-Cola 600. He's started three times as pole-sitter, and his best finish in those races is ninth, in Las Vegas. In his three starts from the second position, Newman has a fourth, fifth, and a third, respectively. www.sports-central.org /sports/2005/05/19/nascar_top_10_power_rankings_week_11.php   (2343 words)

The Great Abbreviations Hunt- Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) But it did, and over the space of six years (some busier and more active than others), the hunt for three-letter abbreviations and acronyms set out to find meanings for all of the 17.576 different three-letter combinations. The hunt for just under half a million different four letter abbreviations began in 2003 and is continuing apace. Many thanks to all the people that contributed abbreviations over the years, for sharing my mostly pointless vision and taking the time to keep the hunt alive. www.atomiser.demon.co.uk /abbrev/3   (147 words)

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