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1. LIST OF ACRONYMSFROMN TO Z
Running head: LIST OF ACRONYMS
Participants:
Mireya Álvarez
Carlos Parra
Verónica Pérez
Edita Zamora

2. LIST OF ACRONYMSFROMN TO Z
Word Origin Definition
51 NAPALM [< NAphthene +PALMitate] An incendiarymixture.
52 NASA [< National Aeronauticsand Space
Administration]
National Aeronauticsand Space
Administration
53 NATO [< North AtlanticTreaty Organization] NorthAtlanticTreaty Organization
54 NOW [< National OrganizationforWomen] National OrganizationforWomen
55 NSAID [< Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
Drug]
NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
56 OPEC [< Organizationof PetroleumExporting
Countries]
Organizationof PetroleumExporting
Countries
57 OSHA [< Occupational Safetyand Health
Administration]
Occupational Safetyand Health
Administration
58 OP-ED [< OPposite EDitorial] A newspaperpage,usuallyopposite the
editorial page,thatfeaturessignedarticles
expressingpersonal viewpoints.
59 PABA [< Para-AminoBenzoicAcid] A chemical substancethatispartof the
vitaminBcomplex,oftenusedin
sunscreens.
60 PET SCANNER [< Positron Emission Tomography] A device thatproducescross-sectional x-
rays of metabolicprocesses.
61 PIN [< Personal Identification Number] Personal Identification Number
62 PUSH [< People UnitedtoServe Humanity] People UnitedtoServe Humanity
63 QWERTY [< The FirstSix Lettersinthe Second
Row of the Keyboard]
A standardtypewriterkeyboard.
64 RADAR [< RAdioDetectingAndRanging] A methodof detectingdistantobjects and
theircharacteristicsbyanalysisof veryhigh
frequency wavesreflectedfromtheir
surfaces.
65 RAM [< Random AccessMemory] A memory device inwhichinformationcan
be accessedinany order.
66 REM [< Rapid Eye Movement] The rapid,periodic,jerkymovementof the
eyesduringcertain stagesof the sleepcycle
whendreamingtakesplace.
67 SADD [< StudentsAgainstDrunk Driving NonprofitOrganization Students Against
Drunk Driving.
68 SALT [< StrategicArms LimitationTalks] A seriesof talksandagreementssign
betweenRussiaandU.S. StrategicArms
Limitation Talks.
69 SARS [< Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome] Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome
70 SCI-FI [< SCIence FIction] Of,relatingto,being,orsimilartoscience
fiction:asci-fi movie:asci-fi weapons
system.
71 SCUBA [< Self-ContainedUnderwaterBreathing
Apparatus]
A portable apparatuscontaining
compressedairandusedfor breathing
underwater.
72 SHAPE [< Supreme Headquarters AlliedPowers
Europe]
Supreme Headquarters AlliedPowers
Europe
73 SIDS [< Sudden InfantDeathSyndrome] Sudden InfantDeathSyndrome
74 SOCA [< SOul + CAlypso] A style of music,originatinginthe West
Indies.

3. LIST OF ACRONYMSFROMN TO Z
75 SOHO [< SOuth of HOuston] A districtof New York Cityonsouthwest
Manhattan Island.
76 TACAN [< TACtical Air Navigation] A systemof air navigation.
77 TAT [<Trans ACTivatorgene] A gene inthe AIDSvirusthat stimulatesthe
hostcell to replicate geneticcomponentsof
the virus.
78 TEFL [< TeachingEnglishasa Foreign
Language ]
TeachingEnglishasa ForeignLanguage
79 TELEX [<TELetypewritterEXchange] A communicationssystemconsistingof
teletywriters connectedtoatelephonic
networktosendand receive signals.
80 TENS [<Transcutaneous Electrical Nerves
Stimulation]
A technique used torelievepainby
applyingelectricityinthe injuredpartof
the body.
81 TESL [< Teachingof Englishas a Second
Language]
Teachingof Englishas a SecondLanguage
82 TESOL [< Teachingof Englishto Speakersof
OtherLanguages]
Teachingof Englishto Speakersof Other
Languages
83 TEX-MEX [< TEXas + MEXican] Of or characterizedbya blendof Mexican
and southwestU.S.cultural elements.
84 TOEFL [< Test Of Englishas a ForeignLanguage] Test Of Englishas a ForeignLanguage
85 UNESCO [< UnitedNationsEducational Scientific
and Cultural Organization]
UnitedNations Educational Scientificand
Cultural Organization
86 UNICEF [< UnitedNationsInternational
Children´s Emergency Fund]
UnitedNations International Children´s
Emergency Fund
87 VISTA [<Volunteers InService ToAmerica] Volunteers InService ToAmerica
88 VOCORDER [< VOice + CODe + -ER] An electronicdevice orsystemfor
synthesizingspeech.
89 V/STOL [< Vertical ShortTake Off and Landing] A shortconvertiplane thatcantake off and
landverticallyorona shortrunway.
90 VTOL [< Vertical Take Off and Landing] An airplane thatcan take off and land
vertically.
91 WAC [< Women´s Army Corps] A womansoldier.
92 WAF [< Womeninthe Air Force] A womaninthe air force.
93 WAN [< Wide AreaNetwork] A communicationnetworkthat coversa
wide areaby a LAN.
94 WASP [< White AngloSaxonProtestant] A white,usuallyProtestantmemberif the
Americanuppersocial class.
95 WILCO [< WILl COmply] An expressionusedespeciallyinradio
communicationstoindicate agreementor
compliance.
96 WIMP [< Weakly InteractingMassive Particle] A subatomicparticle thathasa large mass
and interactswithothermatterprimarily
through gravitation.
97 WYSIWYG [< WhatYou See Is WhatYouGet] A word-processingordesktoppublishing
systeminwhichthe screendisplaystext
exactlyasit will be printed.
98 XYZ [< Examine YourZipper] Usedto indicate tosomeone thatthe
zipperof hisor her pantsisopen.

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99 YIPPIE [< YouthInternational Party+ -IE
(influencedbyHIPPIE]
A memberof a groupof politicallyradical
hippies,active especiallyduringthe late
1960s.
100 YUPPIE [< YoungUrban Professional+-IE
(influencedbyHIPPIE]
A youngcityor suburbanresidentwith
well-paidprofessional jobandanaffluent
lifestyle.

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References
Youman, I. (2016). English Etymology workbook. Cuenca: Talleres gráficos de la
Universidad de Cuenca.
Dictionary: Search the Merriam-Webster dictionary first. Here’s why… (n.d.).Retrieved
March 20, 2017, from https://www.merrian-webster.com/