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==Acronyms and abbreviations==

==Acronyms and abbreviations==

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Do not assume that your reader is familiar with the acronym or abbreviation you are using.  The standard writing style is to spell out the acronym or abbreviation on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then show the acronym or abbreviation after it, in parentheses.  This tells readers they will probably find it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:

Do not assume that your reader is familiar with the acronym or abbreviation you are using.  The standard writing style is to spell out the acronym or abbreviation on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then show the acronym or abbreviation after it, in parentheses.  This tells readers they will probably find it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:

When abbreviating ''United States'', “U.S.” is the more common style in that country. When referring to the United States in a long abbreviation (USA, USN, USAF), periods should not be used. When including the United States in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the “United States” (for example, “France and the United States”, not “France and the U.S.”).

When abbreviating ''United States'', “U.S.” is the more common style in that country. When referring to the United States in a long abbreviation (USA, USN, USAF), periods should not be used. When including the United States in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the “United States” (for example, “France and the United States”, not “France and the U.S.”).

[[MediaWiki|The software]] that Wikipedia runs on does not support [[HTML]] acronym or abbreviation elements (<code>&lt;acronym&gt;</code> or <code>&lt;abbr&gt;</code>), so these tags should not be inserted into the source.  (See [[Mediazilla:671]].)

[[MediaWiki|The software]] that Centiare runs on does not support [[HTML]] acronym or abbreviation elements (<code>&lt;acronym&gt;</code> or <code>&lt;abbr&gt;</code>), so these tags should not be inserted into the source.  (See [[Mediazilla:671]].)

Contemporary style omits many periods and spaces that were traditionally required. For example, ''PhD'' is preferred over ''Ph.D.'' or ''Ph. D.''.

Contemporary style omits many periods and spaces that were traditionally required. For example, ''PhD'' is preferred over ''Ph.D.'' or ''Ph. D.''.