The Cassell Dictionary of Abbreviations

Type

Book

Authors

David Pickering

ISBN 10

0304350338

ISBN 13

9780304350339

Tags

Dictionaries, Foreign Language Study & Reference

Description

Abbreviations and acronyms are a part of life, yet they can often seem obscure or confusing. This volume is a guide to a range of abbreviations in contemporary use, explaining what they stand for and what they mean. It includes everyday abbreviations and acronyms, and those used in business, computing and science, incorporating key abbreviations used in languages such as French and German. - from Amzon

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