Student Compendium Abreviations

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Abbreviations are shortened forms of words or lengthy phrases

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There are so many abbreviations that you may come across when looking through job adverts. To help you with your quest we thought it would be usefull to post some of the most common below:Sometimes adverts are so full of them that you may be left wondering what it is they are looking for.

AAE According to Age and Experience

ACA Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

ACCA Associate of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants B2B Business to Business

B2C Business to Customer/Consumer

B2E Business to Education B2G Business to Government

C or Circa Around/Approximately

CAA Civil Aviation Authority

CAD Computer Aided Design

CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing

CEO Chief Executive Officer

CIM Chartered Institute of Marketing

CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

CIPS Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply

CNC Computer Numerical Control

CPMI Computerised Personnel Management Information

CRM Customer Relationship Management

CTOChief Technical Officer

CWQU Company Wide Quality Improvement

EAP Employee Assistance Programme

eCRM Electronic Customer Relationship Management

EFTPOS Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale

EIS Executive Information System/Enterprise Information Systems

EMEA Europe, Middle East & Africa

EPO Enterprise Profit Optimisation

EPOS Electronic Point of Sale

ERP Enterprise Resource Planning

FCA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

FCCA Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants

FIFO First in First out (stock valuation)

FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods

FX Foreign Exchange

HRD Human Resource Development

HTML Hypertext Markup Language - programming code for web pages IIS Internet Information Server

ITInformation Technology

iTV Interactive Television

IWS Integrated Work Stations

JIT Just In Time (stock system) K Thousand

Kanban JIT method for reducing costs in high volume production lines - derived from Japanese system - more info

KPI Key Performance Indicators

LAN Local Area Network

LEALocal Education Authority

LIFO Last In First Out (stock valuation)

M/F Male/Female

MBA Master of Business Administration

M-F Monday to Friday

MIS Management Information System

MRP Material Requisition Planning

Neg Negotiable

NPD New Product Development

NVQ National Vocational Qualification

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OTC Over The Counter

OTE On Target Earnings

PA Per Annum PA Personal Assistant

PCM Per Calendar Month

PRP Performance Related Pay

QA Quality Assurance

QC Quality Control

RF Radio Frequency

SAP (stands for 'systemanalyse und programmentwicklung' honest!) - enterprise wide software solution used by large companies to integrate applications - became popular in the early 90's

SAP APO SAP's Advanced Planning Optimiser is a software solution managing global supply chain management

SLA Service Level Agreement

SMC Surface Mounted Component

SMT Surface Mounted Technology

SPC Statistical Process Control SQL Pronounced 'see-qwell', stands for Structured Query Language - a popular programming language used in databases

T0C Table of Contents

TEFL Teaching English as a Foreign Language

TPM Total Preventative Maintenance/Total Productive Maintenance

TQC Total Quality Control

TQM Total Quality Management

TWAIN - Scanning Images (Term Without An Interesting Name)

UML Unified Modelling Language - programming language

W/E Weekend

WAPWireless Application Protocol

WPM Words Per Minute

XML Extensible Markup Language - pared down version of internet code and commonly used for writing WAP applications

PREFIXES IN COMMON USE

Noctiphobia - Fear of the night

AD, (a, ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, as, at)—to: e.g. adjoin, ascend, accede, affix, aggravate, alleviate, annex, append, arrive, assimilate, attain.

AMBI, amphi—both: e.g. ambidexterous, amphibian, amphibious.

ANTE—before: antecedent, antediluvian, anticipate.

ANTI—against: e.g. antidote, antipathy, anti-aircraft, antiseptic.

ARCH—leader, chief: e.g. Archangel, Archbishop.

ARCHAE—ancient: e.g. Archaeologist, archaic.

AUTO—self: e.g. autobiography, automobile.

BENE—well: e.g. benefactor, benevolent.

BI, bis—two, twice: e.g. bisect, bilingual, biennial.

CATA, cath—down, throughout: e.g. cataract, catapult, catholic.

C1RCUM—round: e.g. circumference, circum-navigate, circumlocution.

CIS—on this side: e.g. cis-alpine.

CON, (co, com, col, cor)—with, together, e.g. connect, co-operate, combine, collaborate, corroborate.

CONTRA, counter—against: e.g. contradict, counteract, controvert.

DE—down, away from: e.g. descend, dethrone, degenerate, deflect.

DECA—ten: e.g. decagon, decalogue.

DEMI—half: e.g. demi-god.

DIA—through: e.g. diameter, diagonal.

DIS, dia—in two: e.g. dissyllable.

DIS, (di, diff)—apart, asunder: e.g. differ, dispel, divert.

DYS—ill: e.g. dysentery.

EPI—upon: e.g. epitaph.

EQUI—equal: e.g. equidistant, equivalent, equilibrium.

EU—well: e.g. eulogy, euphony.

EX, ec—out of, from: e.g. exodus, exhume, exclude, excavate, eccentric.

EX—former: e.g. ex-policeman, ex-soldier, ex-convict.

EXTRA—beyond: e.g. extraordinary.

FORE—before: e.g. foretell, forefinger, forehead.

HEMI—half: e.g. hemisphere.

HEPTA—seven: heptagon, heptarchy.

HETERO—different: heterogeneous, heterodox.

HEXA—six: e.g. hexagon, hexameter. HOMO—the same: e.g. homogeneous, homonym.

HYPER—beyond, above: e.g. hyperbole, hyper-sensitive.

HYPO—under: e.g. hypothesis.

IN (ig, il, im, ir)—not: {These are used before adjectives) e.g. invisible.

ignoble, illegal, impure, irregular.

IN (il, im, ir, em, en)—into: {These are used before verbs)

e.g. inject, illustrate, import, irrigate, encourage, embrace.

INTER—between: e.g. intervene, intermediate, intercept.

INTRO—within: e.g. introduce.

JUXTA—near to: e.g. juxtaposition.

MAL, male—bad: e.g. malefactor, malediction, malice, malcontent.

MET A—change: e.g. metaphor, metamorphosis, metonomy.

MIS—wrong: e.g. mislead, miscount.

MONO—alone, one: e.g. monarch, monoplane, monologue.

NE, non—not: e.g. nonsense, negation.

OB (o, oc, of, op)—against, in the way of: e.g. obstacle, obnoxious, omit, occasion, offend, oppose.

OMNI—all, universal: e.g. omnipotent, omniscience, omnivorous.

PARA, par—beside: e.g. parallel, parable.

PENE—almost: e.g. peninsula.

PENTA—five: e.g. pentagon.

PER—through, thoroughly: e.g. perfect, percolate.

PERI—around: e.g. perimeter.

POLY—many: e.g. polygamist, polygon, polysyllabic.

POST—after: e.g. posthumous, post-mortem, postscript.

PRE—before: e.g. predecessor, preamble, precede.

PRETER—beyond: e.g. preternatural.

PRO—for: e.g. pronoun, produce, propel.

PRO—before: e.g. prologue, prognosticate.

PSEUDO—sham: e.g. pseudonym.

RE—back, again: e.g. rediscover, react, rejoin, remit.

RETRO—backwards: e.g. retrograde, retrospect.

SE—aside, apart: e.g. seclude, seduce, separate.

SEMI—half: e.g. semi-circle, semicolon.

SINE—without: e.g. sinecure.

SUB—under: e.g. submarine, subordinate, subterranean.

SUPER—above: e.g. superhuman, supernatural,

superfine.

SUR—above: e.g. surmount.

TRANS—across: e.g. transport, transmit, transatlantic.

TRI—three: e.g. triangle, tripod, triple, tricycle.

ULTRA—beyond: e.g. ultra-modern, ultra-violet, ultra-mundane.

VICE—in place of, for: e.g. viceroy, vice-captain, vice-president.

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Explanation for Student Compendium
File	Includes
Abbreviations	A shortened form of a word or phrase. ANU - Australian National University
Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar. Also includes Mnemonics Educational Acronyms, Information Technolgy Acronyms,
Adjectives	a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
Animals	Types of animals, Sounds the make, Where do they live, Collective names of animals Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia, names = Bull - is called a heifer
Antonyms	a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad - good ). Opposites = Absent - present
Big_Words for small	Small word with big word alternative Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
Business_Terms_Glossary	Terms used in business
Characteristics	A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them A partner in crime - accomplice
Church	Words pertaining to the church A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
Commonly_confused_words	Similar sounding words with different meanings also Homonyms Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance.
Communication	All about communication see also A History of Communication
Computer_terms	All computer terms (ASCII, Binary, Unicode)
Countries	Names given to certain towns or countries includes facts about climate Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
Death	Words pertaining to death Occurring after death - posthumous
Diminutives	A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive wordis a "cute" version of a word or name: for example, "duckling" is a diminutive of "duck" and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William Cask - casket
Famous_People	Famous world discoveries of countries continents, includes Australian discoverers Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
Figurative_Expressions	Explanation of a word, words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
Flags of the world	Flags of countries in the world includes a countries quiz
Gender	Gender list of male female Actor - Actress
Geography	Countries of the world and Geographical facts The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
Gods	List of gods and goddesses War - Mars
Government	Australian and UK government with words denoting government Australian Government
Grammar	Explains grammar syntax and verbs adjectives nouns etc. Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
Homonyms	each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins Shoe Shoo
Human_Relationships	The art of living together includes senses, elements, cardinal numbers, cardinal virtues THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
Inventions	Alphabetical list of the most important inventions Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
Kings_Queens	List of kings and queens of Britain with facts and information EGBERT 827 - 839
Literary	Practical list of words explained in a sentence or phrase A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
Marriage	Words pertaining to marriage included anniversary gifts A hater of marriage - misogamist
Medical	Medical terms in use today A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
Miscellaneous	Sounds that things make, description of various venues or habitats, special calendar dates, Aussie slang words, Mnemonics All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
Names	Names of persons or things, occupations, and a description of word meanings i.e. Terrestrial = Earth Various names explained Bird of night - Owl
Nature	Words connected to nature A four-footed animal - quadruped
Negatives	a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
Nouns	Explanation of nouns, COMMON Nouns, PROPER Nouns, COLLECTIVE Nouns and ABSTRACT Nouns. sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
Numbers	Numbers of animals things i.e. A number of Cattle = herd A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
Opposites	a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else. Unable to read - il-literate
Other	Special days, Aussies slang and any other items not covered in this list Any other items that might be of interest
Patron Saints	List of Patron Saints St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
Places	A list of places A place where bees are kept = apiary A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
Possessive_Case	The case which is used to show possession is called the possessive case or genitive case. In case of nouns, an apostrophe is used to show it. Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
Prefixes	All Prefixes
Professions	List of various professions The commander of a fleet - Admiral
Proverbs	Famous proverbs A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A bad beginning makes a good ending.
Quotes	Serious Quotes and some Witty funny one liners Someone has glued my pack of cards together...I cannot deal with it!
Sayings	Famous sayings as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
Science_and_Arts	List of words used in Science or Art An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
Scientific_Terms	Explanation of scientific items like barometer The science of land management - agronomics
Seven_Wonders	The seven wonders of the ancient world with explanations The Pyramids of Egypt
Similes	Words to use as a Simile which is a phrase that describes one thing in terms of another. A simile usually begins with like or as. *Archates - a good friend Belt = to hit below the belt**
Synonyms	List of words or phrases that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
Thesaurus	Understanding words, Incorrect Use of Words, Thesaurus of Words :Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."
War	Words used in war Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
Weddings	Anniversary dates and wedding information
Words_to_Verbs	Words shown in noun or verb strong - strengthen
Zodiac_signs	Signs of the Zodiac