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 Examples: Examples:
   * **A11Y** - **Accessibility**, the letter "a," followed by 11 letters, followed by "y"   * **A11Y** - **Accessibility**, the letter "a," followed by 11 letters, followed by "y"
 +  * **AI** - **A**rtificial **I**ntelligence 
   * **aka** - **a**lso **k**nown **a**s   * **aka** - **a**lso **k**nown **a**s
   * **AM** - **A**nte **M**eridiem - e.g. 10:00 AM   * **AM** - **A**nte **M**eridiem - e.g. 10:00 AM
   * **API** - **A**pplication **P**rogramming **I**nterface   * **API** - **A**pplication **P**rogramming **I**nterface
   * **ASAP** - **A**s **S**oon **A**s **P**ossible - sometimes used as an acronym   * **ASAP** - **A**s **S**oon **A**s **P**ossible - sometimes used as an acronym
 +  * **AWOL** - **A**way **W**ithout **O**fficial **L**eave
   * **BFF** - **B**est **F**riends **F**orever   * **BFF** - **B**est **F**riends **F**orever
   * **CCTV** - **C**losed-**C**ircuit **T**elevision   * **CCTV** - **C**losed-**C**ircuit **T**elevision
   * **CD** - **C**ompact **D**isc   * **CD** - **C**ompact **D**isc
 +  * **CEO** - **C**hief **E**xecutive **O**fficer
   * **CGI** - **C**ommon **G**ateway **I**nterface - an interface specification that enables web servers to execute an external program to process HTTP/S user requests.  These programs are commonly referred to as CGI scripts.  Examples include CGI scripts that process form submissions.   * **CGI** - **C**ommon **G**ateway **I**nterface - an interface specification that enables web servers to execute an external program to process HTTP/S user requests.  These programs are commonly referred to as CGI scripts.  Examples include CGI scripts that process form submissions.
   * **CIDR** - **C**lassless **I**nter-**D**omain **R**outing (I use this all the time.)   * **CIDR** - **C**lassless **I**nter-**D**omain **R**outing (I use this all the time.)
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   * **L10N** - **Localization**, the letter "l," followed by 10 letters, followed by "n"   * **L10N** - **Localization**, the letter "l," followed by 10 letters, followed by "n"
   * **nka** - **n**ow **k**nown **a**s   * **nka** - **n**ow **k**nown **a**s
 +  * **OTP** - **O**ne-**T**ime **P**assword
   * **P13N** - **Personalization**, the letter "p," followed by 13 letters, followed by "n"   * **P13N** - **Personalization**, the letter "p," followed by 13 letters, followed by "n"
   * **PhD** - Stands for "**D**octor of **Ph**ilosophy" which appears to be a misnomer since most have never taken a philosophy course in their lives.   * **PhD** - Stands for "**D**octor of **Ph**ilosophy" which appears to be a misnomer since most have never taken a philosophy course in their lives.
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   * **PM** - **P**ost **M**eridiem - e.g. 10:00 PM   * **PM** - **P**ost **M**eridiem - e.g. 10:00 PM
   * **QR**  (as in QR code) - **Q**uick **R**esponse   * **QR**  (as in QR code) - **Q**uick **R**esponse
 +  * **SAQ** - **S**eldom **A**sked **Q**uestions
   * **SFTP** - **S**SH **FTP** (File Transfer Protocol), essentially Secure FTP   * **SFTP** - **S**SH **FTP** (File Transfer Protocol), essentially Secure FTP
 +  * **SIM** - **S**ubscriber **I**dentity **M**odule, as in SIM card
 +  * **SOP** - **S**tandard **O**perating **P**rocedure
   * **SQL** - Stands for **S**tructured **Q**uery **L**anguage and although most people pronounce this as a word, and therefore consider it an acronym, that's wrong.  It's really an initialism and it should be pronounced that way.  See also SQL in the Acronym section, above.   * **SQL** - Stands for **S**tructured **Q**uery **L**anguage and although most people pronounce this as a word, and therefore consider it an acronym, that's wrong.  It's really an initialism and it should be pronounced that way.  See also SQL in the Acronym section, above.
   * **SSH** - **S**ecure **Sh**ell   * **SSH** - **S**ecure **Sh**ell
   * **TFS** - **T**eam **F**oundation **S**erver - something from Microsoft supposedly to aid in the development of software.  Here's an interesting and little known fact.  It was originally called "Productivity Optimization Server," however, confusion resulted since the phrase "Microsoft POS" referred to multiple Microsoft products.   * **TFS** - **T**eam **F**oundation **S**erver - something from Microsoft supposedly to aid in the development of software.  Here's an interesting and little known fact.  It was originally called "Productivity Optimization Server," however, confusion resulted since the phrase "Microsoft POS" referred to multiple Microsoft products.
-  * **TL;DR** - short for "**T**oo **L**ong; **D**idn't **R**ead" - Internet slang to say that some text being replied to has been ignored because of its length.  Variations include: **ToS;DR** - "Terms of Service; Didn't Read"and **DC;DR** - "Don't Care; Didn't Read",+  * **TL;DR** - short for "**T**oo **L**ong; **D**idn't **R**ead" - Internet slang to say that some text being replied to has been ignored because of its length.  Variations include: **ToS;DR** - "Terms of Service; Didn't Read" and **DC;DR** - "Don't Care; Didn't Read",
   * **TMI** - **T**oo **M**uch **I**nformation, or **T**hree **M**ile **I**sland, depending on the context.   * **TMI** - **T**oo **M**uch **I**nformation, or **T**hree **M**ile **I**sland, depending on the context.
   * **URL** - **U**niform **R**esource **L**ocator and is a reference to a resource on the Internet.  It's usually just referred to as the web address.  Some people will pronounce this as if it was an acronym (earl) but that's wrong, and just sounds stupid.   * **URL** - **U**niform **R**esource **L**ocator and is a reference to a resource on the Internet.  It's usually just referred to as the web address.  Some people will pronounce this as if it was an acronym (earl) but that's wrong, and just sounds stupid.
 +  * **USB** - **U**niversal **S**erial **B**us
   * **UX** - Guess this is an initialism with a typo.  It stands for **U**ser E**x**perience.   * **UX** - Guess this is an initialism with a typo.  It stands for **U**ser E**x**perience.
   * **VCS**  - **V**ersion **C**ontrol **S**ystem, a system responsible for managing changes to software, e.g. GIT or SVN   * **VCS**  - **V**ersion **C**ontrol **S**ystem, a system responsible for managing changes to software, e.g. GIT or SVN
   * **VHS** - **V**ideo **H**ome **S**ystem (nobody ever knew this!)   * **VHS** - **V**ideo **H**ome **S**ystem (nobody ever knew this!)
 +  * **VIP** - **V**ery **I**mportant **P**erson
   * **XKCD** - Ok, this is **NOT** an initialism.  According to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd | this]], it's "just a word with no phonetic pronunciation." I'm putting it here, anyway, because this is probably where someone will go to look for it. [[https://xkcd.com/ | XKCD]] (or xkcd) is "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."   * **XKCD** - Ok, this is **NOT** an initialism.  According to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd | this]], it's "just a word with no phonetic pronunciation." I'm putting it here, anyway, because this is probably where someone will go to look for it. [[https://xkcd.com/ | XKCD]] (or xkcd) is "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."
  
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