An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word.
| app application (as in ‘mobile application’ for phones) | Ms. Miss |
| approx approximately | n.b. note (nota bene) |
| blog web log | no. number |
| e.g. for example (exampli gratia) | op operation |
| est. established | stat statim (= immediately) |
| etc. etcetera (= and so on) | tbsp tablespoon |
| frat fraternity (often used for university fraternities that party, rather than more serious fraternities) | temp temporary |
| ID identification | tsp teaspoon |
| i.e. that is (Latin term ‘id est’) | vet veteran |
| misc. miscellaneous | vet veterinarian |
| Mr. Mister | vs. versus |
| Mrs. Mistress (however Mrs is pronounced ‘missus’) |