Learn common abbreviations in English.
Helpful Abbreviations for Speedy Note-taking
Abbreviations
- approx. = approximately
- b/c = because
- b/4 = before
- bk. = book, born
- C = (e.g. 21C for ‘twenty-first century’)
- c. = approximately, roughly, about (abbreviation for the Latin ‘circa’)
- cf. = compared to, in comparison with
- cp. = compare
- def. = definition
- diff. = different, difference
- ea. = each
- e.g. = for example
- fr. = from
- etc. = and the rest, and so on
- gen. = general
- i.e. = that is, that means, in other words
- impt. = important
- NB = important, notice this, note well
- nec. = nessesary
- no. = number
- pt. = point
- p. = page (pp. = pages)
- re. = regarding, about
- sim. = similar
- s/t = something
- T. = theory, theoretical
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- A = answer
- adm. = administration
- adj. = adjective, adjourned, adjustment
- abr. = abridged
- abbr. = abbreviation, abbreviated
- acad. = academic, academy
- aka. = also known as
- app. = appendix
- assoc. = association
- biol. = biology
- bibliog. = bibliography
- bot. = botanical, botany
- cap. = capital, capitalise
- chap. = chapter
- chem. = chemical
- co. = company
- colloq. = colloquial, colloquialism
- conf. = conference, confer
- cont. = containing, content, continental, continue, continued
- com. = commercial, commission, common, communication, community
- cr. = credit
- crit. = criticism…
Symbols
- 2: to, two, too
- 4: for
- 8: anything ending in ‘ate’
- +: and, also, as well as, in addition to, plus
- –: minus, without
- =: equals, is the same as, results in
- ≠: does not equal, is not the same as, does not result in
- ≈: is approximately equal to, is similar to
- <: is less than, is smaller than
- >: is greater than, is larger than
- ↑: increase, rise, growth
- ↑↑: rapid increase
- ↓: decrease, fall, shrinkage
- ↓↓: rapid decrease
- ∴ : therefore, thus
- ∵ : because
- →: leads on to, produces, causes
- X: no, not, incorrect
- Xx: definitely not, disproved
- ?: uncertain, possibly, unproven
- ✓ : yes, correct
- ✓✓ : definitely, certain, proven…
List of Commonly Used Abbreviations in English
“Internet & Email” Vocabulary
Important Abbreviations
Commonly Used Texting Abbreviations and Internet Acronyms
Network-Specific Acronyms
- FB = Facebook
- G+ = Google +
- IG = Instagram
- LI = Linkedln
- YT = YouTube
- DM = Direct Message
- MT = Modified Tweet
- PM = Private Message…
Business Acronyms
B2B = Business To Business
- B2C = Business To Consumer
- CMGR = Community Manager
- CMS = Content Management System
- CPC = Cost Per Click
- CPM = Cost Per Thousand
- CR = Conversion Rate
- CTA = Call To Action
- CTR = Click-Through Rate
- KPI = Key Performance Indicator
- PPC = Pay Per Click
- PV = Page Views
- ROI = Return On Investment
- UGC = User Generated Content
Technical Terms
- API = Application Programming Interface
- ESP = Email Service Provider
- HTML = HyperText Markup
- ISP = Internet Service
- RSS = Really Simple
- SaaS = Software as a Service
- SEM = Search Engine Marketing
- SEO = Search Engine Optimization
- TOS = Terms Of Service
- UI = User Interface
- UX = User Experience
Texting Abbreviations and Chat Acronyms
- AFAIK = As Far As I Know
- AMA = Ask Me Anything
- BAE = Before Anyone Else
- BFF = Best Friends Forever
- BRB = Be Right Back
- BTW = By The Way
- FBO = Facebook Official
- FF = Follow Friday
- BBW = Big Beautiful Woman
- FOMO = Fear of Missing Out
- FTW = For The Win
- FYI = For Your Information
- GTG = Got To Go
- ICYMI = In Case You Missed It
- IDC = I Don’t Care
- IDK = I Don’t Know
- ILY = I Love You
- IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
- IMO = In My Opinion
- IRL = In Real Life
- JK = Just Kidding
- LMAO = Laughing My A** Off
- LMK = Let Me Know
- LOL = Laughing Out Loud
- NBD = Not Big Deal
- NM = Not Much
- NSFW = Not Safe For Work
- OH = Overheard
- OMG = Oh My God/Gosh…