Some Common Abbreviations

For a complete list of Common Scholarly Abbreviations, please see Section 7.4 in the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

Note: When documenting sources using MLA style, the normal punctuations are omitted for degrees when used in parentheses, tables, works cited, footnotes, endnotes, etc. For example, B.A. is written as BA. Other abbreviations retain the periods if applicable, e.g. acad., bib., misc.

Italics = Latin

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government.

Abbreviations of Chemical Compounds. Example: Type in your keywords to search, e.g. asa = Results for ASA
- acetylsalicylic acid
+ CH3-COO-2-C6H4-COOH
+ 2-acetyloxy benzoic acid.

Acronym Finder. Look up acronyms, abbreviations and their meanings.

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Acronym Search. Your source for acronyms and abbreviations.

Acronym Server. Search for acronyms and for words used in acronyms.

Acronyms Used in International Trade.

ArgosBiotech: Directory of Abbreviations commonly used in biotechnology, biochemistry and the life sciences.

BABEL: A Glossary of Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms by Irving & Richard Kind.

Browse Acronyms & Abbreviations by Category. 210,178 Entries / 81 Categories.

Canadian Government Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms.

The Canonical Astronomy Abbrev/Acro List. Astronomy abbreviations and acronyms.

Common Abbreviations for posting messages on Bulletin Boards - from BabyCentre.co.uk. Examples: AKA = Also known as, LOL = Laughing out loud, BTW = By the way, CUL = See you later, Yw/Ty = You're welcome/thank you. Emotions: :) or :-) = Smiling (Happy), :( or :-( = Frowning (Sad), :-o = Shouting, xxooxxoo = Love (or hugs) & kisses. See also Shorthand and Meaning from Genealogy.com. (Scroll way down the page to view Shorthand). Examples: = I'm grinning, IMHO = in my humble opinion, FYI = for your information, FWIW = for what it's worth, ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing, WTG = way to go, Emotions: ;-) or ;) = winking, :-D or :D = laughing.

Common Abbreviations from Fact Monster for kids.

Common Abbreviations, Common Symbols, Acronyms for Organizations, and Acronyms for Study Groups from Web-based Training Modules funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program.

Common Abbreviations from a Business Workshop.

Common Abbreviations from Opal Music.

Common Abbreviations from University of Alabama Editorial Style Manual. Includes: commonly used Academic Degrees and their abbreviations, Days of the Week and Months, State and Postal Abbreviations, and Time Terminology.

Common Abbreviations - Acronyms from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Common Abbreviations from U.S. Department of State.

Common Abbreviations and Acronynms from AllEarsNet.com - Deb's Unofficial Walt Disney World Information Guide.

Common Abbreviations and Acronyms in Electronics.

Common Abbreviations in Writing.

Common Abbreviations of Biochemical Terms from Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry, the online reference of metabolism for students, scientists, and the world.

Common Abbreviations Used in International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.

Common Business and Professional Abbreviations and Acronyms from UK.

Common Medical and Biophysical Abbreviations.

Common Proofreading Symbols and Common Proofreading Abbreviations from Capital Community College, Hartford, CT.

Commonly Used Abbreviations for Birds from 4 Our Birds.

Construction Industry Acronyms from Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario.

EuroDicAutom. Eurodicautom is the European Commissions multilingual term bank. The automatic dictionary was launched in 1964. Entries are classified into 48 subject fields (ranging from medicine to public administration). Languages include Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. A typical entry contains the term itself and its synonyms, together with definitions, explanatory notes, references, etc. At present the term bank contains about 5,500,000 entries (terms and abbreviations), subdivided into more than 800 collections.

Glossary - language that mechanics and technicians use for cars, automobile engines, auto parts, etc. From FixingCars.com, Australia.

Glossary of Common Abbreviations from AECMA - The European Association of Aerospace Industries represents the aerospace industry in Europe.

The Great Three-Letter Abbreviation Hunt and The Four-Letter Abbreviation Hunt.

HyperWar - World War II on the WorldWideWeb - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Codewords, Terms.

Medical Abbreviations (with links) by Adrian M. Padurean.

Military Abbreviations and Acronyms of the US Armed Forces.

Military Acronyms and Glossaries. Links.

Military Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations.

The Opaui Guide to Lists of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms on the World Wide Web.

Organizational Acronyms - mainly for United States.

United States Postal Service - Official USPS Abbreviations. State Abbreviations, Street Suffixes - abbreviations for Annex, Avenue, Boulevard ... Secondary Unit Designators - abbreviations for Apartment, Basement, Floor ...