Initialism

Initialism

An abbreviation or acrostic formed from the initial letters of the words in a name or phrase, which are always separately spelled-out in pronunciation (eg: MPH, RPM, ATM, HIV, STD, TLC, PRN, QID, IRS, FBI, CIA). Compare acronym.

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initiate

Business services; Project management

The process of formally recognizing that a new project exists, which includes transition of projects from one phase to another such as Scoping to Design or PS&E to Construction.

initiate

Education; SAT vocabulary

To perform the first act or rite.

initiation

Biology; Cell biology

Molecule, a The Þrst step in translation; occurs when a messenger RNAribosomal subunit, and a transfer RNA molecule carrying the Þrst amino acid bind together to form a complex; ...

initialize

Computer; Software; Software engineering

To set a variable, register, or other storage location to a starting value.

initial

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Cells in a meristem that remain permanently meristematic and form tissues of particular structure and function.

band

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A line or separation in the presentation of an image; see drop out. Also, a strip or stripe of color; see illustration. Also, a track or channel, as audio segment or computer ...

queue

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A sequence of ordered items awaiting processing, especially for some electronic action in a computer system. See pagination, gang.

paper

Printing & publishing; Publishing

An absorbent material made from plant pulp or fibrous substances, usually in thin sheets or leaves, dyed or bleached to a desired hue, pressed or polished into a desired texture, ...

language

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Communication using a formalized system of arbitrary vocal sounds, orthographic symbols and signs, or nonverbal gestures in conventional ways with conventional meanings, such as ...

blanket

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Rubber-coated pad, mounted on a cylinder of an offset press, that receives the inked image from the plate, and transfers it to the surface to be printed by the impression ...

hypertext markup language (HTML)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The language format used to develop and write document pages on the World Wide Web. Webpages are built with HTML codes or tags (qv) embedded into the text. HTML defines the ...

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