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481 full forms, sorted into 11 subjects so that related ones sit together.
Looking up one short form at a time is slow, and it teaches little. Short forms make more sense in families. NEFT, RTGS and IMPS are three ways of sending money, and seeing them side by side shows how they differ. CBSE, ICSE and NIOS are three kinds of school board. The pages below group the entries by where you meet them, and each begins with a short introduction to the subject.
- School, boards and exams 47 full forms · CBSE, ICSE, ISC, CISCE
- Degrees and courses 33 full forms · BA, BSc, BCom, BTech
- Computers and internet 62 full forms · CPU, RAM, ROM, HDD
- Mobile and telecom 27 full forms · SIM, eSIM, SMS, MMS
- Banking, tax and money 53 full forms · ATM, IFSC, MICR, NEFT
- Government, law and services 75 full forms · UPSC, SSC, IAS, IPS
- World bodies, countries and sport 33 full forms · UN, UNO, UNESCO, UNICEF
- Science and medicine 44 full forms · DNA, RNA, ATP, pH
- Transport and travel 24 full forms · RTO, DL, LL, RC
- Office and business 34 full forms · CEO, CFO, COO, CTO
- Chat, letters and everyday 49 full forms · OK, ASAP, FYI, RSVP
The same letters in two subjects
Many short forms have more than one meaning. TDS is a tax term at the bank and a water term on a purifier. PM is the Prime Minister and also the afternoon. When that happens the entry appears in each subject where it belongs, and we keep a list of them on the page one short form, many meanings.
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