http://www.simpleacronyms.com Compilation of Abbreviations Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:43:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.simpleacronyms.com/todays-uses-of-acronyms/ http://www.simpleacronyms.com/todays-uses-of-acronyms/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:07:18 +0000 admin http://www.simpleacronyms.com/?p=4 Acronyms are used most often to abbreviate names of organizations and long or frequently referenced terms. The armed forces and government agencies frequently employ  acronyms. Business and industry also are prolific users of acronyms. The rapid advance of science and technology in recent centuries seems to be an underlying force driving the usage, as new inventions and concepts with multiword names create a demand for shorter, more manageable names.

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