Have you ever been stumped when a techie mentions something lika a CPU or when you read in the newspaper about the OED? Well, fear no longer. You can find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for by going to the website AcronymFinder.

To find what an acronym means:
Enter the acronym in upper or lower case and press Enter or click the Find button. Acronyms may contain a space or other characters only if that is the way they are actually written e.g. AT&T. Do not put periods after letters in the acronym or search string, e.g NH, not "N.H., unless the acronym actually contains a period e.g. X.500). Also, watch out for plurals. For example, you might want to know what the acronym "pixels" means. Enter the singular pixel, not pixels.

To find an acronym when you know the term but not the acronym (Reverse Lookup):
You can search by words or concepts by using the word in meaning option then typing in a phrase or a list of words. You will see a list of all acronyms containing the phrase or the words you enter. For example, you could find all acronyms containing and thus probably having to do with libraries (enter library) or computers (enter computer). Searching for multiple words or concepts is similar to Google's Boolean search. Type in each word separated by a space (the AND is assumed). If you are looking for an exact phrase, enter the phrase in quotations e.g. Social Security.

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