| Category |
Abbreviation
|
| General |
gen.
|
| Computers |
comp.
|
| Geology |
geol.
|
| Biology |
biol.
|
| Aviation |
avia.
|
| Zoology |
zool.
|
| Ancient Greek |
anc.gr.
|
| Nautical |
nautic.
|
| Medical |
med.
|
| Informal |
inf.
|
| Poetry (terminology) |
poetry
|
| Jargon |
jarg.
|
| Dialectal |
dial.
|
| American (usage, not spelling) |
amer.
|
| French |
fr.
|
| Ironical |
ironic.
|
| Clerical |
cleric.
|
| Obsolete / dated |
obs.
|
| Figurative |
fig.
|
| Botany |
bot.
|
| Sports |
sport.
|
| Eskimo (usage) |
eskim.
|
| Poetic |
poetic
|
| Latin |
lat.
|
| Military |
mil.
|
| Psychiatry |
psychiat.
|
| Philosophy |
philos.
|
| Mineralogy |
mineral.
|
| Technology |
tech.
|
| Bookish / literary |
book.
|
| Agriculture |
agric.
|
| Humorous / Jocular |
humor.
|
| Spanish-American |
span.-am.
|
| Professional jargon |
prof.jarg.
|
| Historical |
hist.
|
| Uncommon / rare |
uncom.
|
| Grammar |
gram.
|
| Chemistry |
chem.
|
| Construction |
construct.
|
| Anatomy |
anat.
|
| Collective |
coll.
|
| Mathematics |
math.
|
| Card games |
cards
|
| Religion |
relig.
|
| British English (spelling) |
BrE
|
| Meteorology |
meteorol.
|
| Rail transport |
railw.
|
| Law |
law
|
| Alternative dispute resolution |
law, ADR
|
| Commerce |
commer.
|
| Economy |
econ.
|
| Accounting |
account.
|
| Pharmacology |
pharm.
|
| Linguistics |
ling.
|
| Finances |
fin.
|
| Statistics |
stat.
|
| Insurance |
insur.
|
| Australian |
austral.
|
| Automobiles |
auto.
|
| Arabic language |
arabic
|
| Archaeology |
archaeol.
|
| Architecture |
archit.
|
| Astronomy |
astr.
|
| Artillery |
mil., artil.
|
| Bacteriology |
bacteriol.
|
| Bible |
bible.term.
|
| Stock Exchange |
st.exch.
|
| Veterinary medicine |
vet.med.
|
| Hungarian Language |
hung.lang.
|
| Military lingo |
mil., lingo
|
| Rude |
rude
|
| Geography |
geogr.
|
| Surveying |
survey.
|
| Geometry |
geom.
|
| Heraldry |
herald.
|
| Hydrography |
hydrogr.
|
| Dutch |
Dutch
|
| Mining |
mining.
|
| Greek and Roman mythology |
myth., gr.-rom.
|
| Greek |
greek.lang.
|
| Childish |
child.
|
| Classical antiquity (excl. mythology) |
clas.ant.
|
| Road works |
road.wrk.
|
| Diplomacy |
dipl.
|
| Painting |
paint.
|
| Hindi |
hindi
|
| Irish |
irish.lang.
|
| Spanish |
span.
|
| Art |
arts.
|
| Italian |
ital.
|
| Cinematography |
cinema
|
| Cooking |
cook.
|
| Forestry |
forestr.
|
| Martial arts and combat sports |
mart.arts
|
| Logic |
logic
|
| Metallurgy |
met.
|
| Mythology |
myth.
|
| Gloomy |
gloom.
|
| Music |
mus.
|
| German |
germ.
|
| Optics (branch of physics) |
opt.
|
| Hunting |
hunt.
|
| Contracts |
law, contr.
|
| Polygraphy |
polygr.
|
| Politics |
polit.
|
| Contemptuous |
contempt.
|
| Psychology |
psychol.
|
| Radio |
radio
|
| Russian language |
russ.lang.
|
| Rhetoric |
rhetor.
|
| Sanskrit |
sanscr.
|
| Scotland |
Scotl.
|
| Common law (Anglo-Saxon legal system) |
law, com.law
|
| Stylistics |
stylist.
|
| Television |
TV
|
| Telecommunications |
telecom.
|
| Turkish language |
turkish
|
| Disapproving |
disappr.
|
| Entomology |
entomol.
|
| Abbreviation |
abbr.
|
| Theatre |
theatre.
|
| Textile industry |
textile
|
| Topography |
topogr.
|
| University |
univer.
|
| Physics |
phys.
|
| Physiology |
physiol.
|
| Phonetics |
phonet.
|
| Photography |
photo.
|
| Surgery |
surg.
|
| Chess |
chess.term.
|
| School |
school.sl.
|
| Euphemistic |
euph.
|
| Ethnography |
ethnogr.
|
| Electronics |
el.
|
| Southern Chinese |
s.chin.
|
| Slang |
slang
|
| Persian |
pers.
|
| Information technology |
IT
|
| Literature |
lit.
|
| Chinese |
chinese.lang.
|
| Oil / petroleum |
oil
|
| Embryology |
embryol.
|
| Biophysics |
biophys.
|
| Genetics |
genet.
|
| Obstetrics |
obst.
|
| Allergology |
allergol.
|
| Microbiology |
microbiol.
|
| Cardiology |
cardiol.
|
| Anesthesiology |
anaesthes.
|
| Ophthalmology |
ophtalm.
|
| Radiology |
radiol.
|
| Turkey |
Turk.
|
| Immunology |
immunol.
|
| Neurology |
neurol.
|
| Gastroenterology |
gastroent.
|
| Hematology |
hemat.
|
| Dentistry |
dentist.
|
| Dermatology |
dermat.
|
| Pathology |
pathol.
|
| Teratology |
terat.
|
| Parasitology |
parasitol.
|
| Cytology |
cytol.
|
| Helminthology |
helminth.
|
| Histology |
histol.
|
| Biochemistry |
biochem.
|
| Cantonese |
cant.
|
| Laboratory equipment |
lab.eq.
|
| Virology |
virol.
|
| Hygiene |
hygien.
|
| Business style |
bus.styl.
|
| Gynecology |
gynecol.
|
| Toxicology |
toxicol.
|
| Oncology |
oncol.
|
| Venereology |
venereol.
|
| Urology |
urol.
|
| Nephrology |
nephr.
|
| Sexology |
sexol.
|
| Neurosurgery |
neurosurg.
|
| Orthopedics |
orthop.
|
| Anthropology |
anthr.
|
| South African |
south.afr.
|
| Pediatrics |
pediatr.
|
| Emphatic |
emph.
|
| Swedish |
swed.
|
| Czech |
chech.
|
| Folklore |
folk.
|
| Diminutive |
dimin.
|
| Turk |
tirk.
|
| College vernacular |
college.vern.
|
| Ukrainian (usage) |
ukr.usg.
|
| Sociology |
sociol.
|
| Scandinavian |
scandinav.
|
| Communications |
commun.
|
| Gardening |
garden.
|
| Fish farming (pisciculture) |
fish.farm.
|
| Romanian |
romanian.lang.
|
| Astronautics |
astronaut.
|
| Beekeeping |
beekeep.
|
| Nonstandard |
nonstand.
|
| Portuguese |
port.
|
| Polish |
polish.
|
| Paleontology |
paleont.
|
| Formal |
formal
|
| Cartography |
cartogr.
|
| Figure of speech |
fig.of.sp.
|
| New Zealand |
new.zeal.
|
| Moldavian |
moldav.
|
| Malay |
malay.
|
| Korean |
korea.
|
| Leather |
leath.
|
| Officialese |
offic.
|
| Canada |
Canada
|
| Ichthyology |
ichtyol.
|
| Iceland |
icel.
|
| Iimitative (onomatopoeic) |
imitat.
|
| Egyptology |
egypt.
|
| Ancient Hebrew |
anc.hebr.
|
| Hebrew |
hebr.
|
| Danish |
dan.
|
| Hawaii |
hawai.
|
| Spain |
Spain
|
| Sublime |
subl.
|
| Pulp and paper industry |
pulp.n.paper
|
| Low register |
low
|
| Banking |
bank.
|
| Biotechnology |
biotechn.
|
| Fiber optic |
fib.optic
|
| Geophysics |
geophys.
|
| Demography |
demogr.
|
| Labor organization |
labor.org.
|
| Ritual |
rit.
|
| Transport |
transp.
|
| Bridge (card game) |
bridge.
|
| Algebra |
alg.
|
| Applied mathematics |
appl.math.
|
| Netherlands (usage) |
netherl.
|
| Heavy equipment vehicles |
heavy.eq.
|
| Cybernetics |
cyber.
|
| Polo |
polo.
|
| Topology |
topol.
|
| Food industry |
food.ind.
|
| Resins |
resin.
|
| Mechanic engineering |
mech.eng.
|
| Silicate industry |
silic.
|
| Nuclear and fusion power |
nucl.pow.
|
| Aeronautics |
aeron.
|
| Hydroelectric power stations |
hydroel.st.
|
| Engines |
engin.
|
| Integrated circuits |
int.circ.
|
| Radiolocation |
radioloc.
|
| Metrology |
metrol.
|
| Mechanics |
mech.
|
| Perfume |
perf.
|
| Strength of materials |
str.mater.
|
| Foil ships |
foil.ships
|
| Packaging |
pack.
|
| Mongolian |
mong.
|
| Thermal engineering |
therm.eng.
|
| Knitted goods |
knit.goods
|
| Trademark |
tradem.
|
| Refrigeration |
refrig.
|
| Company name |
comp.name.
|
| Sewing and clothing industry |
sew.
|
| Ecology |
ecol.
|
| Cathode-ray tubes |
CRT
|
| Energy industry |
energ.ind.
|
| Welding |
weld.
|
| Shanghainese |
shangh.
|
| Manchu language |
manch.
|
| British (usage, not spelling) |
brit.
|
| Australia |
Australia
|
| Irish (usage, not language) |
irish
|
| Doping |
doping.
|
| Dragon boat |
drag.
|
| Kick volleyball |
kick.volley.
|
| Dragon dance |
dragon.dance.
|
| Croquet |
croq.
|
| Computer numerical control |
CNC
|
| Desert science |
desert.
|
| Israel |
Isr.
|
| France |
France
|
| Japan |
Jap.
|
| Japanese language |
jap.
|
| Ancient French |
anc.fr.
|
| Police |
police
|
| Seismology |
seism.
|
| Advertising |
adv.
|
| Taxes |
tax.
|
| Patents |
patents.
|
| Mass media |
media.
|
| Business |
busin.
|
| Tectonics |
tecton.
|
| Petrography |
petrogr.
|
| Ore formation |
ore.form.
|
| Geomorphology |
geomorph.
|
| Geochemistry |
geochem.
|
| Hydrogeology |
hydrogeol.
|
| Crystallography |
crystall.
|
| Lithology |
lithol.
|
| Stratigraphy |
stratigr.
|
| Trade classification |
trd.class.
|
| Volcanology |
volcan.
|
| Publishing |
publish.
|
| Engineering |
eng.
|
| Household appliances |
house.
|
| Canadian |
canad.
|
| SAP |
SAP.
|
| Northeastern Mandarin |
n.east.mand.
|
| Beijing dialect |
beij.
|
| Proverb |
proverb
|
| Drilling |
dril.
|
| Sakhalin |
O&G, sakh.
|
| Oil and gas technology |
O&G. tech.
|
| Oilfields |
O&G, oilfield.
|
| Baseball |
baseb.
|
| Production |
product.
|
| Postal service |
post
|
| Criminal law |
crim.law.
|
| Audit |
audit.
|
| Bills |
bill.
|
| Management |
manag.
|
| Copyright |
law, copyr.
|
| Education |
ed.
|
| Customs |
cust.
|
| Industry |
industr.
|
| Verbatim |
verbat.
|
| Environment |
environ.
|
| Real estate |
real.est.
|
| Warehouse |
wareh.
|
| Welfare & Social Security |
welf.
|
| Inheritance law |
inherit.law.
|
| Planning |
plann.
|
| American English (spelling) |
AmE
|
| Foreign exchange market |
forex
|
| Microelectronics |
microel.
|
| Investment |
invest.
|
| Missiles |
missil.
|
| Football |
footb.
|
| Computer networks |
comp., net.
|
| Solar power |
sol.pow.
|
| European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
EBRD
|
| Polymers |
polym.
|
| Scottish (usage) |
scottish
|
| Austrian (usage) |
austrian
|
| Compressors |
compr.
|
| Vienna dialect |
vien.
|
| Galvanoplasty |
galv.plast.
|
| Crustacean |
crust.
|
| Companies & Partnerships |
comp. & partnerships
|
| Confectionery |
confect.
|
| Canning |
can.
|
| Criminology |
crim.
|
| Magnetics |
magn.
|
| Navigation |
navig.
|
| Norway |
norw.
|
| Occupational health & safety |
OHS
|
| Programming |
progr.
|
| Rhine |
Rhine.
|
| Plumbing |
plumb.
|
| Sugar production |
sugar.
|
| Operation systems |
op.syst.
|
| Transformers |
transf.
|
| Philately / stamp collecting |
philat.
|
| Philology |
philolog.
|
| Swiss term |
swiss.
|
| South German |
s.germ.
|
| Eastern Chinese |
east.chin.
|
| Avuncular |
avunc.
|
|
|
| Northern German |
nor.germ.
|
| Automated equipment |
automat.
|
| Belarus |
Belar.
|
| Nuclear physics |
nucl.phys.
|
| Berlin expression |
berl.
|
| East-Middle-German |
east-mid.germ.
|
| South-West-German |
s.w.germ.
|
| Middle German |
mid.germ.
|
| Lower German |
low.germ.
|
| Invective |
invect.
|
| Foreign trade |
f.trade.
|
| Travel |
trav.
|
| Black slang / African-American Vernacular |
black.sl.
|
| Jamaican English |
jamaic.eng.
|
| Quality control and standards |
qual.cont.
|
| Press equipment |
press.
|
| Extrusion |
extr.
|
| West-German |
w.germ.
|
| Stratified plastics |
strat.plast.
|
| Dice |
dice.
|
| Money & world curencies |
money
|
| Plastics |
plast.
|
| Echinoderms |
echinoderm.
|
| Coelenterates |
coelent.
|
| Data processing |
dat.proc.
|
| Socialism |
social.
|
| Robotics |
robot.
|
| Wood processing |
wood.
|
| Roll stock |
roll.
|
| Brewery |
brew.
|
| Weapons and gunsmithing |
weap.
|
| Semiconductors |
semicond.
|
| Watchmaking |
watchm.
|
| Acoustics |
acoust.
|
| Lunfardo |
lunfardo.
|
| Paint work |
paint.w.
|
| Telephony |
tel.
|
| Sanitation |
sanit.
|
| Concrete |
concr.
|
| Hydraulics |
hydraul.
|
| Heating |
heat.
|
| Sakhalin R |
O&G, sahk.r.
|
| Oceanography & oceanology |
ocean.
|
| Sakhalin S |
O&G, sahk.s.
|
| Sakhalin A |
O&G, sakh.a.
|
| Petanque |
petanq.
|
| Tools |
tools
|
| Scientific |
scient.
|
| Telegraphy |
telegr.
|
| Bricks |
bricks
|
| News style |
news
|
| Mathematical analysis |
math.anal.
|
| Cables and cable production |
cables
|
| Reliability |
reliabil.
|
| Forensic medicine |
forens.med.
|
| Pulmonology |
pulm.
|
| Traumatology |
traumat.
|
| Diseases |
med., dis.
|
| Epidemiology |
med., epid.
|
| Endocrinology |
endocr.
|
| Medical appliances |
med.appl.
|
| Notarial practice |
notar.
|
| Molluscs |
moll.
|
| Well control |
well.contr.
|
| Furniture |
furn.
|
| Matches |
match.prod.
|
| Timber floating |
timb.float.
|
| Reinforced concrete |
reinf.conc.
|
| Hong Kong |
Hong.Kong.
|
| Vacuum technique |
vac.
|
| Taxation of forests |
tax.for.
|
| Forest chemistry |
for.chem.
|
| Logging |
logging
|
| United Kingdom |
UK
|
| Aerial photography and topography |
aer.phot.
|
| Drawing |
drw.
|
| Gravimetry |
grav.
|
| Radiogeodesy |
rad.geod.
|
| Weapons of mass destruction |
mil., WMD
|
| Diesel engines |
diesel.
|
| Quantum mechanics |
quant.mech.
|
| Nonlinear optics |
nonlin.opt.
|
| Genetic engineering |
gen.eng.
|
| Chromatography |
chromat.
|
| Electrophoresis |
electrophor.
|
| Transplantology |
transpl.
|
| Molecular genetics |
mol.gen.
|
| Microscopy |
microsc.
|
| Cytogenetics |
cytog.
|
| Steam boilers |
steam.
|
| Boiler equipment |
boil.
|
| Pottery |
pott.
|
| Tabletop games |
tabl.game
|
| Analytical chemistry |
anal.chem.
|
| Metal physics |
met.phys.
|
| Non-destructive testing |
non-destruct.test.
|
| Blast-furnace practice |
blast.furn.
|
| Open-hearth process |
op.hearth.
|
| Mineral processing |
min.proc.
|
| Continuous casting |
cont.cast.
|
| Nonferrous industry |
nonferr.
|
| Powder metallurgy |
powd.met.
|
| Tenders |
tenders
|
| Converter industry |
conv.ind.
|
| Forging |
forg.
|
| Stamping |
stmp.
|
| Metal science |
met.sci.
|
| Wire drawing |
wire.drw.
|
| Radioengineering |
radioeng.
|
| Aviation medicine |
avia., med.
|
| International Classification of Goods and Services |
NCL
|
| Foreign policy |
for.pol.
|
| Labor law |
lab.law.
|
| Germany |
Germ.
|
| East Germany |
GDR
|
| Private international law |
priv.int.law.
|
| Quran |
quran
|
| Gaelic |
gaelic
|
| Norse mythology |
myth., nors.
|
| Procedural law |
proced.law.
|
| Public law |
publ.law.
|
| Pulling equipment |
pull.eq.
|
| Legal theory / Jurisprudence |
legal.th.
|
| Administrative law |
adm.law.
|
| International law |
int. law.
|
| Old-fashioned or obsolescent |
old.fash.
|
| Economic law |
econ.law.
|
| Civil law |
civ.law.
|
| School (terminology) |
school
|
| Cliche / convention |
cliche.
|
| Jewelry |
jewl.
|
| Engineering geology |
eng.geol.
|
| Spectroscopy |
spectr.
|
| Solid-state physics |
solid.st.phys.
|
| Biotaxy |
biotaxy.
|
| Local name |
loc.name.
|
| Paleobotany |
pal.bot.
|
| Subsurface mining |
subsurf.
|
| Geochronology |
geochron.
|
| Mineral classification |
min.class.
|
| Mine surveying |
mine.surv.
|
| Rollerblades |
rollers.
|
| Geomechanics |
geomech.
|
| Mineral products |
min.prod.
|
| Physical chemistry |
phys.chem.
|
| Criminal jargon |
crim.jarg.
|
| Finishing |
finish.
|
| Makarov |
Makarov.
|
| Archaic |
arch.
|
| Melioration |
melior.
|
| Soil science |
soil.
|
| Herpetology (incl. serpentology) |
herpet.
|
| Quantum electronics |
quant.el.
|
| Neural networks |
neur.net.
|
| Meaning 4 |
mean.4
|
| Bobsley |
bob.
|
| Grass hockey |
grass.hock.
|
| Prefix |
pref.
|
| Opencast mining |
opencast.
|
| Nonwoven fabric |
nonwoven.
|
| Kayaking |
kayak.
|
| Port facilities |
port.facil.
|
| Poultry farming |
poultr.
|
| Pig breeding |
pig.
|
| Plastic surgery |
plast.surg.
|
| Meat processing |
meat.
|
| Ethology |
ethol.
|
| Alcohol distilling |
acl.
|
| Horse breeding |
hrs.brd.
|
| Floriculture |
flor.
|
| Milk production |
milk.
|
| Tribology |
trib.
|
| Palynology |
palyn.
|
| Aerodynamics |
aerodyn.
|
| Wine growing |
wine.gr.
|
| Mycology |
mycol.
|
| Thermodynamics |
therm.
|
| Bionics |
bion.
|
| Flour production |
flour.prod.
|
| Selective breeding |
sel.breed.
|
| Derogatory |
derog.
|
| Northern Chinese |
n.chin.
|
| Checkers |
checkers.
|
| Ground forces (Army) |
mil., grnd.forc.
|
| Cockney rhyming slang |
cockney
|
| Wales |
wales
|
| Latin American slang |
lat.amer.sl.
|
| LGBT |
lgbt
|
| Exclamation |
excl.
|
| Mexican |
mexic.
|
| Navy |
mil., navy
|
| Northern Ireland |
N.Ireland.
|
| North American (USA and Canada) |
n.amer.
|
| West Indies |
west.Ind.
|
| Thai |
thai.
|
| Taboo expressions and obscenities |
taboo
|
| Molikpaq |
O&G, molikpaq.
|
| Road traffic |
traf.
|
| Cycling (other than sport) |
cycl.
|
| Motorcycles |
moto.
|
| Machinery and mechanisms |
mach.mech.
|
| Trucks/Lorries |
trucks
|
| Circus |
circus
|
| Security systems |
sec.sys.
|
| Vernacular language |
vernac.
|
| Slavonic |
slavon.
|
| Literally |
literal.
|
| Augmentative |
augm.
|
| Ornithology |
ornit.
|
| Tatar |
tat.
|
| Gold mining |
goldmin.
|
| Theology |
theol.
|
| Affectionate |
affect.
|
| Eastern Orthodoxy |
rel., east.orth.
|
| Catholic |
rel., cath.
|
| Tauromachy |
taur.
|
| Andalusia |
Andalus.
|
| Antilles |
Ant.
|
| Aragon |
Arag.
|
| Argentina |
Arg.
|
| Asturias |
Astur.
|
| High energy physics |
hi.energ.
|
| Bolivia |
Bol.
|
| Brazil |
Braz.
|
| Oriental |
orient.
|
| Venezuela |
Venezuel.
|
| Galicia |
Galic.
|
| Guatemala |
Guatem.
|
| Columbia |
Col.
|
| Costa Rica |
C.-R.
|
| Cuba |
Cuba
|
| Netherlands |
Netherl.
|
| Morocco |
Moroc.
|
| Egyptian Arabic |
egypt.arab.
|
| Egypt (modern state) |
Egypt
|
| Panama |
Panam.
|
| Peru |
Peru.
|
| Puerto Rican Spanish |
puert.
|
| Salvadoran Spanish |
salvad.
|
| Otorhinolaryngology |
otorhinol.
|
| Uruguayan Spanish |
urug.sp.
|
| Philippines |
Philipp.
|
| Central America |
Centr.Am.
|
| Chile |
Chil.
|
| Ecuador |
Ecuad.
|
| South Asia |
S.Asia
|
| South America |
S.Amer.
|
| Internet |
inet.
|
| Cryptography |
cryptogr.
|
| Bibliography |
bibliogr.
|
| File extension |
file.ext.
|
| Drug name |
drug.name
|
| World trade organization |
WTO
|
| Firefighting and fire-control systems |
fire.
|
| Electric machinery |
el.mach.
|
| Power lines |
pwr.lines.
|
| Automatic control |
auto.ctrl.
|
| Electrothermy |
el.therm.
|
| Measuring instruments |
meas.inst.
|
| Isolation |
isol.
|
| Accumulators |
accum.
|
| Drives |
drv.
|
| Drugs and addiction medicine |
drugs
|
| Energy system |
energ.syst.
|
| Energy distribution |
energ.distr.
|
| Electric traction |
el.tract.
|
| Switches |
swtch.
|
| Old orthography |
old.orth.
|
| Lighting (other than cinema) |
light.
|
| Electrochemistry |
el.chem.
|
| Elevators |
elev.
|
| Telemechanics |
tel.mech.
|
| Wiring |
wir.
|
| Winding |
wnd.
|
| Electromedicine |
el.med.
|
| Signalling |
signall.
|
| Electrometallurgy |
el.met.
|
| Foundry |
foundr.
|
| SAP tech. |
SAP.tech.
|
| SAP finance |
SAP.fin.
|
| Drug-related slang |
sl., drug.
|
| Oil and gas |
O&G
|
| Gas processing plants |
gas.proc.
|
| Industrial hygiene |
indust.hyg.
|
| Oil processing plants |
oil.proc.
|
| Bakery |
baker.
|
| Ice formation |
ice.form.
|
| Facilities |
facil.
|
| Argot123 |
argot123
|
| Belgian (usage) |
belg.
|
| Proper and figurative |
prop.&figur.
|
| Regional usage (other than language varieties) |
reg.usg.
|
| Choreography |
choreogr.
|
| Astrology |
astrol.
|
| Typography |
typogr.
|
| Fencing |
fenc.
|
| Modern use |
modern
|
| Refractory materials |
refr.mat.
|
| Glass production |
glass
|
| Ceramics |
ceram.
|
| Verlan |
verl.
|
| Psychotherapy |
psychother.
|
| Parapsychology |
parapsych.
|
| Psychophysiology |
psychophys.
|
| Mental health |
met.health.
|
| Psycholinguistics |
psycholing.
|
| Ethnopsychology |
ethnopsychol.
|
| Logistics |
logist.
|
| Ice hockey |
hockey.
|
| Figure skating |
fig.skat.
|
| Tengiz |
O&G, tengiz.
|
| Alpine skiing |
alp.ski.
|
| Aerohydrodynamics |
aerohydr.
|
| Phytophathology |
phytophath.
|
| Biogeography |
biogeogr.
|
| Mammalogy |
mamal.
|
| Biometry |
biom.
|
| Protozoology |
protozool.
|
| Malacology |
malac.
|
| Bioacoustics |
bioacoust.
|
| Evolution |
evol.
|
| Carcinology |
carcin.
|
| Sample preparation |
sampl.
|
| Reproductive biology |
repr.biol.
|
| Cheesemaking (caseiculture) |
cheese
|
| Exhibitions |
exhib.
|
| Karachaganak |
O&G, karach.
|
| Foreign affairs |
foreig.aff.
|
| Combating corruption |
corrupt.
|
| Yiddish |
yiddish.
|
| Hotel industry |
hotels
|
| Foundation engineering |
found.engin.
|
| Building materials |
build.mat.
|
| Stonemasonry |
stn.mas.
|
| Tunneling |
tunn.
|
| Soil mechanics |
soil.mech.
|
| Building structures |
build.struct.
|
| Acupuncture |
acup.
|
| Belarusian (usage) |
bel.usg.
|
| Russian (usage) |
rus.usg.
|
| Indonesian |
Indones.
|
| Saying |
saying.
|
| Southern Dutch |
south.Dutch.
|
| Dog breeding |
dog.
|
| Maori |
maor.
|
| Polynesian |
polynes.
|
| Billiards |
billiar.
|
| Christianity |
rel., christ.
|
| Judaism |
rel., jud.
|
| Armored vehicles |
mil., arm.veh.
|
| Scuba diving |
scub.
|
| Yachting |
yacht.
|
| Tuscan |
tuscan.
|
| Neapolitan |
neapolitan.
|
| Marketing |
market.
|
| Political economy |
polit.econ.
|
| Astrometry |
astrometr.
|
| Astrophysics |
astrophys.
|
| Radioastronomy |
radioastron.
|
| Celestial mechanics |
cel.mech.
|
| Astrospectroscopy |
astrospectr.
|
| Anglicanism |
anglic.
|
| Space |
space
|
| Aluminium industry |
alum.
|
| Latin American |
lat.amer.
|
| Paint, varnish and lacquer |
paint.varn.
|
| Machine components |
mach.comp.
|
| Caspian |
O&G, casp.
|
| Combustion gas turbines |
combust.
|
| Pumps |
pmp.
|
| Waste management |
waste.man.
|
| Bodybuilding |
bodybuild.
|
| Antarctic |
antarct.
|
| Geobotanics |
geobot.
|
| Fodder |
fodd.
|
| Zootechnics |
zoot.
|
| Agrochemistry |
agrochem.
|
| Horticulture |
horticult.
|
| Fishery (fishing industry) |
fishery
|
| Gambling |
gambl.
|
| Human resources |
HR
|
| Securities |
securit.
|
| Journalism (terminology) |
journ.
|
| Shipbuilding |
shipb.
|
| Tobacco industry |
tobac.
|
| Starch industry |
starch.
|
| Fat-and-oil industry |
fat.oil.
|
| Cinema equipment |
cinema.equip.
|
| Narrow film |
narrow.film.
|
| Film lighting equipment |
film.light.
|
| Photographical sound recording |
photo.sound.rec.
|
| Projectors |
project.
|
| Sound recording |
snd.rec.
|
| Film processing |
film.proc.
|
| Bowling |
bowl.
|
| Sensitometry |
sens.
|
| Filming equipment |
film.equip.
|
| Magnetic image recording |
magnet.image.rec.
|
| Animation and animated films |
animat.
|
| Stereo |
stereo.
|
| Road sign |
road.sign.
|
| Disaster recovery |
disast.
|
| Show business |
show.biz.
|
| Clothing |
cloth.
|
| Electrical engineering |
electr.eng.
|
| Kabaddi |
kabad.
|
| NATO |
NATO
|
| Air defense |
mil., air.def.
|
| Karate |
karate.
|
| Infrared technology |
infr.techn.
|
| Anti-air artillery |
mil., AAA
|
| United States |
USA
|
| Explosives and Explosive Ordnance Disposal |
expl.
|
| Fermentation industry |
ferm.
|
| Water supply |
water.suppl.
|
| Ventilation |
vent.
|
| Ballistics |
ballist.
|
| Military aviation |
mil., avia.
|
| Intelligence and security services |
intell.
|
| Mahjong |
mahjong.
|
| Fantasy and science fiction |
fant./sci-fi.
|
| Skateboarding |
skateboard.
|
| Names and surnames |
names
|
| High frequency electronics |
HF.electr.
|
| Genealogy |
geneal.
|
| Boxing |
box.
|
| Laser medicine |
laser.med.
|
| Africa |
afr.
|
| Basketball |
sport, bask.
|
| Prison slang |
pris.sl.
|
| Computer graphics |
comp.graph.
|
| Research and development |
R&D.
|
| Flow measurement |
flow.
|
| Printed circuit boards |
PCB
|
| Level measurement |
level.
|
| Procurement |
procur.
|
| Molecular biology |
mol.biol.
|
| Pharmacy and pharmacology |
pharma.
|
| Computer games |
comp.games.
|
| Aikido |
aikido.
|
| Microsoft |
comp., MS
|
| International relations |
int.rel.
|
| United Nations |
UN
|
| Machine tools |
mach.
|
| Cement |
cem.
|
| Toponym |
topon.
|
| European Union |
EU.
|
| Cosmetics and cosmetology |
cosmet.
|
| Valves |
valves
|
| Handicraft |
handicraft.
|
| Galvanizing |
galv.
|
| Chalcidology |
chalcid.
|
| Loading equipment |
load.equip.
|
| Elections |
elect.
|
| Coal |
coal.
|
| Health care |
health.
|
| Soviet |
soviet.
|
| Nanotechnology |
nano
|
| LP players |
LP.play.
|
| Hi-Fi |
hi-fi
|
| Hacking |
hack.
|
| Glass container manufacture |
glass.
|
| Dominican Republic |
dominic.
|
| NASDAQ |
Nasdaq
|
| Non-governmental organizations |
NGO
|
| Chat and Internet slang |
chat.
|
| Royal lexicon |
royal Shabe
|
| New York Stock Exchange |
NYSE.
|
| Airports and air traffic control |
airports
|
| NASA |
NASA
|
| Software |
softw.
|
| Monks' lexicon |
monk. Shabe
|
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
FBI.
|
| Unit measures |
unit.meas.
|
| Short message service |
sms
|
| American stock exchange |
AMEX.
|
| Trade unions |
unions.
|
| Librarianship |
libr.
|
| International trade |
interntl.trade.
|
| Museums |
museum.
|
| Databases |
d.b..
|
| Quotes and aphorisms |
quot.aph.
|
| Office equipment |
office.equip.
|
| Project management |
proj.manag.
|
| Winemaking |
winemak.
|
| Ceramic tiles |
ceram.tile.
|
| Idiomatic |
idiom.
|
| Respectful |
respect.
|
| Fairy tales |
lit., f.tales
|
| Puzzle |
puzzle.
|
| Epic of Jangar |
Jangar.
|
| Torgut language |
torgut.
|
| Derbet language |
derbet.
|
| Employment |
empl.
|
| Esperanto |
esper.
|
| Dactyloscopy |
dactyl.
|
| International transportation |
int.transport.
|
| Dental implantology |
dent.impl.
|
| Skydiving |
skydive.
|
| Mountaineering |
mount.
|
| Organized crime |
org.crime.
|
| Numismatics |
numism.
|
| Radiobiology |
radiobiol.
|
| GOST |
GOST.
|
| African |
african.
|
| Algeria |
Alg.
|
| School and university subjects |
ed., subj.
|
| Greenhouse technology |
green.tech.
|
| Conventional notation |
conv.notation.
|
| Clinical trial |
clin.trial.
|
| Digital sound processing |
snd.proc.
|
| Corporate governance |
corp.gov.
|
| Public utilities |
publ.util.
|
| Comics |
comic.
|
| Sicilian |
sicil.
|
| Footwear |
footwear
|
| Esoterics |
esot.
|
| Fashion |
fash.
|
| Neuropsychology |
neuropsychol.
|
| Cultural studies |
cultur.
|
| Air conditioners |
airccon.
|
| Lean production |
lean.prod.
|
| Oils and lubricants |
oil.lubr.
|
| Homeopathy |
homeopath.
|
| Permit to work system |
permits.
|
| Hydrology |
hydrol.
|
| Information security and data protection |
data.prot.
|
| Econometrics |
econometr.
|
| Heat transfer |
heat.transf.
|
| Heat exchangers |
heat.exch.
|
| Lasers |
laser.
|
| Ufology |
ufol.
|
| Road construction |
road.constr.
|
| Public relations |
PR
|
| Satellite communications |
sat.comm.
|
| Alkaloids |
alk.
|
| Landscaping |
landsc.
|
| Metro and rapid transit |
metro
|
| Windows |
windows
|
| Excavation support |
exc.supp.
|
| American football |
amer.footb.
|
| Social media |
soc.med.
|
| Helicopters |
helic.
|
| Vibration monitoring |
vibr.monit.
|
| Horse racing |
horse.rac.
|
| Hovercraft |
hovercr.
|
| Torpedoes |
torped.
|
| Hydromechanics |
hydromech.
|
| Submarines |
subm.
|
| Hydroacoustics |
hydroac.
|
| Sailing ships |
sail.ships
|
| Radiography |
radiogr.
|
| Amphibians and reptiles |
reptil.
|
| Traffic control |
traf.contr.
|
| Bridge construction |
bridg.constr.
|
| Road surface |
road.surf.
|
| Apollo-Soyuz |
Apollo-Soyuz
|
| Chemical fibers |
chem.fib.
|
| Sewage and wastewater treatment |
sewage
|
| Vietnamese |
viet.
|
| Albanian language |
alban.
|
| Cooperage |
coop.
|
| Bulgarian language |
bulgar.
|
| Estonian language |
est.
|
| Hairdressing |
hairdr.
|
| Pipelines |
pipes.
|
| Sailing |
sail.
|
| Gymnastics |
gymn.
|
| Shooting sport |
shoot.
|
| Cycle sport |
cyc.sport
|
| Skiing |
skiing
|
| Platform diving |
platf.div.
|
| Throw |
throw.
|
| Wrestling |
wrest.
|
| Horse riding (equestrianism) & tack |
hrs.riding
|
| Equestrian sports |
equest.sp.
|
| Ski jumping |
ski.jump.
|
| Athletics |
athlet.
|
| Luge |
luge.
|
| Rowing |
row.
|
| Swimming |
swim.
|
| Handball |
handb.
|
| Volleyball |
voll.
|
| Tennis |
tenn.
|
| Long jump |
lo.jump.
|
| High jump |
hi.jump.
|
| Speed skating |
speed.skat.
|
| Table tennis |
tab.tenn.
|
| Trampolining |
trampol.
|
| Judo |
judo.
|
| Archery |
archer.
|
| Water polo |
w.polo.
|
| Rugby football |
rugb.
|
| Pole vaults |
p.vault.
|
| Weightlifting |
weightlift.
|
| Waterskiing |
waterski.
|
| Acrobatics |
acrob.
|
| Gyroscopes |
gyrosc.
|
| Power system protection |
PSP
|
| Teenager slang |
sl., teen.
|
| Somatics |
som.
|
| Neologism |
neol.
|
| Tibetan |
tib.
|
| Hydraulic engineering |
hydr.
|
| Spinning |
spin.
|
| Weaving |
weav.
|
| Dyes |
dye.
|
| Gear train |
gear.tr.
|
| Antennas and waveguides |
antenn.
|
| Astringents |
atring.
|
| Additive manufacturing & 3D printing |
addit.
|
| Chemical nomenclature |
chem.nomencl.
|
| Nuclear chemistry |
nucl.chem.
|
| Contextual meaning |
context.
|
| Organic chemistry |
org.chem.
|
| Chemical compounds |
chem.comp.
|
| Distillation |
distil.
|
| Fermentation |
ferm.
|
| Colloid chemistry |
colloid.chem.
|
| Inorganic chemistry |
inorg.chem.
|
| Sculpture |
sculp.
|
| Materials science |
mater.sc.
|
| Mammals |
mamm.
|
| Consulting |
consult.
|
| Pets |
pets
|
| Merchant navy |
merch.nav.
|
| Golf |
golf.
|
| Artificial intelligence |
AI.
|
| Sex and sexual subcultures |
sex
|
| Pejorative |
pejor.
|
| Ethnology |
ethnol.
|
| Psychopathology |
psychopathol.
|
| Superlative |
superl.
|
| Angling (hobby) |
angl.
|
| Archiving |
archive.
|
| Natural sciences |
nat.sc.
|
| Life sciences |
life.sc.
|
| Natural resourses and wildlife conservation |
nat.res.
|
| Earth sciences |
earth.sc.
|
| Social science |
social.sc.
|
| Hobbies and pastimes |
hobby
|
| Municipal planning |
mun.plan.
|
| Animal husbandry |
anim.husb.
|
| Work flow |
work.fl.
|
| Immigration and citizenship |
immigr.
|
| Government, administration and public services |
gov.
|
| Physical sciences |
phys.sc.
|
| Human rights activism |
h.rghts.act.
|
| English |
engl.
|
| Phaleristics |
phaler.
|
| Food service and catering |
food.serv.
|
| Traditional medicine |
trad.med.
|
| Afghanistan |
afghan.
|
| AIDS |
AIDS.
|
| Climatology |
clim.
|
| Mobile and cellular communications |
mob.com.
|
| Medicine - Alternative medicine |
med., alt.
|
| Manual therapy and osteopathy |
manu. ther.
|
| Proper name |
prop.name
|
| Nursing |
nurs.
|
| Optometry |
optometr.
|
| Buddhism |
rel., budd.
|
| Manga |
manga.
|
| Polite |
polite
|
| Shinto |
shinto.
|
| Sumo |
sumo.
|
| Surname |
surn.
|
| Historical figure |
hist.fig.
|
| Given name |
given.
|
| Name of organization |
org.name.
|
| Product name |
prod.name
|
| Titles of works of art |
titles
|
| Epistolary |
epist.
|
| Timberwork |
timb.
|
| Risk Management |
risk.man.
|
| Wind Energy |
wind.
|
| Computing slang |
comp.sl.
|
| E-mail |
email
|
| Computer security |
comp.sec.
|
| ASCII |
ASCII.
|
| Thermal Energy |
therm.energ.
|
| Material safety data sheet |
MSDS
|
| Palaeography |
paleogr.
|
| Deafblindness |
deaf.
|
| Personal protective equipment |
PPE
|
| Chemical industry |
chem.ind.
|
| Seismic resistance |
seism.res.
|
| Paleozoology |
paleozool.
|
| Barbarism |
barbar.
|
| Screenwriting |
scr.
|
| Phonology |
phonol.
|
| Pragmatics |
pragm.
|
| Syntax |
synt.
|
| Morphology |
morph.
|
| Semantics |
semant.
|
| Typology |
typol.
|
| Semiotics |
semiot.
|
| Sociolinguistics |
socioling.
|
| Tagmemics |
tagmem.
|
| Neurolinguistics |
neugoling.
|
| International Monetary Fund |
IMF.
|
| Taiwan |
taiw.
|
| Logopedics |
logop.
|
| Biathlon |
biath.
|
| Champagne and sparkling wines |
champ.
|
| Hearing aid |
hear.
|
| Magnetic tomography |
magn.tomogr.
|
| Alloy addition |
dop.
|
| Electronic commerce |
el.com.
|
| Cults and miscellaneous spiritual practices |
cults
|
| Paragliding |
paraglid.
|
| Curling |
curl.
|
| Darts |
dart.
|
| Identification systems |
ident.sys.
|
| Coffee |
coff.
|
| Maritime law & Law of the Sea |
mar.law
|
| Design |
design.
|
| Limnology |
limn.
|
| Metalworking |
met.work.
|
| Musical instruments |
mus.instr.
|
| Ship handling |
ship.handl.
|
| Surfing, windsurfing, SUP surfing |
surf.
|
| Snowboard |
snowb.
|
| Charities |
charit.
|
| Physiotherapy |
physioth.
|
| Speech disorders |
sp.dis.
|
| Wellness |
welln.
|
| Dams |
dam.
|
| Survey |
surv.
|
| Antitrust law |
antitrust.
|
| Sarcastical |
sarcast.
|
| Legal entity types (business legal structures) |
leg.ent.typ.
|
| Belarusian language |
belar.
|
| Ukraine |
Ukraine
|
| Ukrainian language |
ukr.
|
| Misused |
misused
|
| Loan translation |
calque.
|
| Drywall |
drywall
|
| Austria |
Austria
|
| Public transportation |
publ.transp.
|
| Kazakhstan |
Kazakh.
|
| Cyprus |
Cypr.
|
| Records management |
rec.mngmt
|
| Poland |
Poland
|
| Computer tomography |
CT
|
| Glaciology |
glac.
|
| Electricity |
electric.
|
| Jet engines |
jet.
|
| Turbines |
turb.
|
| Hydroplanes |
hydropl.
|
| Tinware |
tin.
|
| Airships |
airsh.
|
| Fortification |
mil., fort.
|
| Pneumatics |
pneum.
|
| Ammunition |
ammo
|
| Pedagogics |
pedag.
|
| Penitentiary system |
penitent.
|
| Model sports |
model.
|
| Reservoir simulation |
reserv.sim.
|
| Spices |
spice.
|
| Beverages |
bev.
|
| Book binding |
book.bind.
|
| Dyalysis |
dialys.
|
| ICAO |
avia., ICAO
|
| Bioenergy |
bioenerg.
|
| Acridology |
acrid.
|
| Water resources |
water.res.
|
| Pest control |
pest.contr.
|
| Remote sensing |
rem.sens.
|
| Vacuum tubes |
vac.tub.
|
| Electric motors |
el.mot.
|
| Power electronics |
pow.el.
|
| Piezoelectric crystals |
piez.
|
| Electricity generation |
el.gen.
|
| Video recording |
video.
|
| Superconductivity |
supercond.
|
| Ultrasound |
ultrasnd.
|
| Sound engineering |
sound.eng.
|
| Electrolysis |
els.
|
| Speleology |
speleo.
|
| Gemmology |
gem.
|
| Quarrying |
quar.
|
| Agronomy |
agr.
|
| Sedimentology |
sed.
|
| Cricket |
crick.
|
| Dancing |
danc.
|
| Typewriters and typewriting |
typewrit.
|
| Audio electronics |
audio.el.
|
| Calligraphy |
calligr.
|
| Russia |
Russia
|
| Dietology |
diet.
|
| Groceries |
groc.
|
| Wushu |
wushu.
|
| Spoken |
spoken
|
| Photometry |
photometr.
|
| Hydrometry |
hydrom.
|
| Stationery |
station.
|
| Toys |
toy.
|
| Sporting goods |
sport.goods
|
| Haberdashery |
hab.
|
| Fertilizers |
fert.
|
| Enameling |
enamel.
|
| Multimedia |
multimed.
|
| Digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, blockchain |
dig.curr.
|
| Vulgar |
vulg.
|
| Finnish language |
finn.
|
| Wine tasting |
win.tast.
|
| Ampelography |
amp.
|
| Meaning 1 |
mean.1
|
| Meaning 2 |
mean.2
|
| Meaning 3 |
mean.3
|
| Ball bearings |
ball.bear.
|
| Racing and motorsport |
racing
|
| Games (other than sports) |
games
|
| Outdoor activities and extreme sports |
outd.
|
| Emergency medical care |
emerg.care
|
| Ballet |
ballet.
|
| Hydrobiology |
hydrobiol.
|
| Written |
written
|
| Taoism |
tao.
|
| Law enforcement |
law.enf.
|
| Court (law) |
law, court
|
| Police jargon |
police.jarg.
|
| India |
India
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz.
|
| Islam |
rel., islam
|
| Explanatory translation |
explan.
|
| Translator's false friend |
faux ami
|
| Forensics |
forens.
|
| Administrative geography |
admin.geo.
|
| Offshore companies |
offsh.comp.
|
| Confucianism |
rel., conf.
|
| Middle Chinese |
mid.chin.
|
| Pigeon racing |
pigeon.race.
|
| Amateur radio service |
radio.amat.
|
| Approving |
appr.
|
| Taekwondo |
taekwondo.
|
| Hinduism |
rel., hind.
|
| Felinology |
felin.
|
| China |
China
|
| Iran |
Iran
|
| Collecting |
collect.
|
| Service industry |
svc.ind.
|
| Languages |
langs
|
| Jargon and slang |
jarg.cat.
|
| Stylistic values |
stylistic
|
| Badminton |
badm.
|
| Countries and regions |
countr.reg.
|
| Grammatical labels |
gramm.lab.
|
| Auxilliary categories (editor use only) |
aux.cat.
|
| Parasciences |
para
|
| Art and culture |
art.cult.
|
| Emotional values |
emot.val.
|
| Light industries |
light.ind.
|
| Wood, pulp and paper industries |
wood.pulp.
|
| Crafts |
crafts
|
| Companion animals |
comp.anim.
|
| Instead of |
instead.
|
| Word formation |
word.form.
|
| Steel production |
steel.
|
| Cast iron |
cast.iron.
|
| Subjects for Chinese dictionaries |
chin.subj.
|
| Bavarian dialect |
bav.
|
| Cloud technologies |
Cloud.
|
| Testing |
Test.
|