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Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms

Online Resources - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms

Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary (2008 - 2016)
Definitions and full names or meanings for a wide variety of shortened words or phrases. The library has access to volumes 40 through 50.

Abbreviations Dictionary
Acronym Finder
Find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for.
The Acronym Server
Crowd-sourced acronym database--active since the 1980s
All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
"Registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations or other types of abbreviated publication titles (e.g., conference proceedings titles)."

Print Resources - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms