Drivers refer to the system as an "MOT test" - an abbreviation of Ministry of Transport.

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Apple did not discuss NFC and the discussion of Passport was an abbreviation of what was said at WWDC.

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The need for speed of e-communications has led to some of this abbreviation in language, as well as the rise of other metadata and media types within the text of our conversations.

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The system of expert polls and computer rankings used to select those teams generated controversy, however, and the abbreviation "BCS" became one of the most maligned in sports.

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Borrowing an abbreviation from restaurants without a liquor license where Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB) is a route to saving on the drinks bill, the move has been christened Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), of course, in the abbreviation-plagued tech world.

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In just the last week, the abbreviation APT1 has come to represent the bogeyman of digital espionage nightmares.

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Verizon said the number of texts sent by its users continues to grow every year and highlighted that a high percentage of its smartphone users select pricing plans that include SMS, an abbreviation that dates to 1985 when texting was known as short message system.

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You might have noticed the abbreviation HPUS in that ingredient list: this refers to the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia, a list of homeopathic drugs.

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