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<p class="artTitle">While LOL, BRB, YOLO etc. have become a part of our everyday language, we do end up using a lot more short forms without ever thinking about what they mean. Did you for example, ever wonder what your beloved 3G really stands for? Can you remember the full form of USB from your computer class in school? Read on for these, and a bunch of other interesting abbreviations.</p>
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<h1 class="artTitle">50+ Short Forms We Use Every Day Without Really Knowing What They Stand For</h1>
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<p>* VIRUS - Vital Information Resource UnderSeized.<br />
* 3G -3rd Generation.<br />
* GSM - Global System forMobile<br />
Communication.<br />
* CDMA - Code DivisonMultiple<br />
Access.<br />
* UMTS - UniversalMobileTelec­<br />
ommunicationSystem.<br />
* SIM - Subscriber<br />
IdentityModule .<br />
* AVI = Audio Video Interleave<br />
* RTS = Real Time Streaming<br />
* SIS = Symbian OS InstallerFile<br />
* AMR = Adaptive Multi-<br />
RateCodec<br />
* JAD = Java Application Descriptor<br />
* JAR = Java Archive<br />
* 3GPP = 3rd Generation Partnership Project<br />
* 3GP = 3rd Generation Project<br />
* MP3 = MPEG player lll<br />
* MP4 = MPEG-4 video file<br />
*AAC = Advanced Audio Coding<br />
* GIF= Graphic Interchangeable<br />
Format<br />
* JPEG = Joint Photographic Expert Group<br />
* BMP = Bitmap<br />
* SWF = Shock Wave Flash<br />
* WMV = Windows MediaVideo<br />
* WMA = Windows MediaAudio<br />
* WAV = Waveform Audio<br />
* PNG = Portable<br />
NetworkGraphics<br />
* DOC = Document(Microsoft Co­rporation)<br />
* PDF = Portable<br />
DocumentFormat<br />
* M3G = Mobile 3D Graphics<br />
* M4A = MPEG-4 Audio File<br />
* NTH = Nokia Theme (series40)<br />
* THM = Themes (SonyEricsson)<br />
* MMF = Synthetic MusicMobile<br />
Application File<br />
* NRT = Nokia Ringtone<br />
* XMF = Extensible Music File<br />
* WBMP = Wireless BitmapImage<br />
* DVX = DivX Video<br />
* HTML = Hyper Text<br />
MarkupLanguage<br />
* WML = Wireless<br />
MarkupLanguage<br />
* CD -Compact Disk.<br />
* DVD - Digital Versatile<br />
Disk.*CRT - Cathode Ray Tube.<br />
* DAT - Digital Audio Tape.<br />
* DOS - Disk Operating System.<br />
* GUI -Graphical UserInterface.<br />
* HTTP - Hyper Text TransferProtocol.<br />
* IP - Internet Protocol.* ISP - Internet ServiceProvider.<br />
* TCP - Transmission Control Protocol.<br />
* UPS - UninterruptiblePower­<br />
Supply.* HSDPA - High-Speed Downlink PacketAccess.<br />
* EDGE - Enhanced Data Rate for GSM[GlobalSystem for Mobile Communication]Evolution.</p>
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<p>* VHF- Very High Frequency</p>
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<p>* UHF -Ultra High Frequency.</p>
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<p>* GPRS - General PacketRadioService.<br />
*WAP - Wireless ApplicationP­rotocol.<br />
* TCP - Transmission Control P­rotocol.* ARPANET -</p>
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<p>* ARPANET - Advanced Research Project Agency Network.</p>
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<p>* IBM - International BusinessMachines<br />
* HP - Hewlett Packard.<br />
*AM/FM - Amplitude /Frequency Modulation.<br />
* WLAN - Wireless Local AreaNetwork<br />
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1.) GOOGLE: Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth<br />
2.) YAHOO: Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.<br />
3.) WINDOW: Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution</p>
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<p>4.) COMPUTER: Common Oriented Machine Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational<br />
Research. 5.) VIRUS: Vital Information Resources Under Siege.<br />
6.) UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.<br />
7.) AMOLED: Active-matrix<br />
organic light-emitting diode<br />
8.) OLED : Organic light-emitting diode<br />
9.) IMEI: International Mobile Equipment Identity.<br />
10.) ESN: Electronic Serial Number.<br />
11.) UPS: uninterruptible power supply.<br />
12). HDMI: High-DefinitionMulti­media Interface<br />
13.) VPN: virtual private network<br />
14.) APN: Access Point Name<br />
15.) SIM: Subscriber Identity Module<br />
16.) LED: Light-emitting diode.<br />
17.) DLNA: Digital Living<br />
Network Alliance 18.) RAM:</p>
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<p>18.) RAM: Random access memory. 19.)</p>
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<p>19.) ROM: Read only memory.<br />
20) VGA: Video Graphics Array<br />
21) QVGA: Quarter Video Graphics Array<br />
22) WVGA: Wide video graphics array.<br />
23) WXGA: Widescreen Extended Graphics Array<br />
24) USB: Universal serial Bus<br />
25) WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network<br />
26.) PPI: Pixels Per Inch<br />
27.) LCD: Liquid Crystal Display.<br />
28.) HSDPA: High speed down- link packet access.<br />
29.) HSUPA: High-Speed Uplink Packet Access<br />
30.) HSPA: High-Speed Packet Access<br />
31.) GPRS: General Packet Radio Service<br />
32.) EDGE: Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution<br />
33.)NFC: Near field communication<br />
34.) OTG: on-the-go<br />
35.) S-LCD: Super Liquid Crystal Display<br />
36.) O.S: Operating system.<br />
37.) SNS: Social network service<br />
38.) H.S: HOTSPOT<br />
39.) P.O.I: point of interest<br />
40.)GPS: Global Positioning System<br />
41.)DVD: Digital Video Disk / digital versatile disc<br />
42.)DTP: Desktop publishing.<br />
43.) DNSE: Digital natural sound engine.<br />
44.) OVI: Ohio Video Intranet<br />
45.)CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access<br />
46.) WCDMA: Wideband Code Division Multiple Access<br />
47.)GSM: Global System forMobile Communications<br />
48.)WI-FI: Wireless Fidelity<br />
49.) DIVX: Digital internet video access.<br />
50.) APK: authenticated public key.<br />
51.) J2ME: java 2 micro edition<br />
52.)www: world wide web<br />
53.) DELL: Digital electronic link library.<br />
54.)ACER: Acquisition Collaboration Experimentation<br />
Reflection 55.)RSS: Really simple syndication<br />
56.) TFT: thin film transistor<br />
57.) AMR: Adaptive Multi- Rate<br />
58.) MPEG: moving pictures experts group<br />
59.)IVRS: Interactive Voice Response System<br />
60.) HP: Hewlett Packard<br />
CTTO@GOOGLE</p>
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