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"When you find yourself drowning in a sea of abbreviations, acronyms, and other agonizing dehydrations of the English language, there is Stands4.com. Categorized by field (computing, business, etc.), the site sheds light on those phrases so many have worked so hard to conceal."

Sam Vincent Meddis
USA Today
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"...Fortunately for us, the same Internet that seems to generate new acronyms nonstop now has a new resource for decoding them. A site called Stands4.com provides not only easy searching for obscure abbreviations, but also facilities for browsing nearly a dozen categories, from computing and the Web to government, medicine and business. To look in on this powerful resource, which contains literally thousands of entries and is expanded daily, visit the site at http://stands4.com, where an attractively simple introductory page..."

Charles Bowen
Editor and Publisher
EditorAndPublisher.com

"Stands4.com is a huge searchable list of abbreviations and acronyms than can take the mystery out of the most obscure computing, medical, or governmental terminology. If you're stumped by any abbreviation you come across in your daily reading, just head for this site, PDQ."

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- www.STANDS4.com - This month's Editor's Choice -
"How many times have you been given an acronym or abbreviation and not known exactly what it stood for? Such dilemmas are further complicated when one acronym has similar meanings. For example, ASP can stand for either "Application Service Provider" or "Active Server Pages."

STANDS4.com solves such dilemmas by providing an ever-growing database of nearly 100,000 acronym and abbreviation definitions."

Alexis Nepomuceno
Washington Business Magazine
AWB.org

"Just the other day, I ran into yet another pesky acronym. Since it was in a trade magazine, the editors must have believed, I suppose, that all readers would be savvy enough to know what it meant.

Since I wasn't among that elite group, however, I went to Stands4.com -- a great source for acronyms and abbreviations -- to find out. There are several categories here from which to choose, including computers, Internet, business and medical. Or, you can browse alphabetically. The site (www.stands4.com) also includes a list of the most popular inquiries. Recently, the most sought-after, with 3,558 queries, was FUBAR (which, I now know, stands for "fouled up beyond all recognition.")"

Monnie Ryan
The Business Journal
business-journal.com

Stands4.com is an extensive online repository of acronyms and abbreviations. Site design is very clear. Users can browse alphabetically or search within categories… Stands4.com is particularly useful for computer-related acronyms... With its wide array of content and ease of use, Stands4.com will be a useful addition to reference librarians' bookmark lists or Web toolboxes.

Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay
Head of Instruction
MCB University Press
Washington State University Libraries, USA

"Ever wonder what an abbreviation or acronym might stand for? With a listing of over 100,000 entries in 71 categories, STANDS4.com does a great job sorting it out." 

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Bend Cable Communications

"If like me you can sometimes get a pit perplexed by acronyms and abbreviations, then a useful online resource to try and help explain them is STANDS4 (www.STANDS4.com). So if AFAIK is baffling you with e-mails or some other term is confusing you, STANDS4 is a useful resource to check out to see if they can shed any light on it. A simple idea and one that has potential to grow."

Leslie Bunder
Press Gazette
Cyberview

"As the world, and therefore legal practice, becomes more complex and specialized, keeping up with acronyms and abbreviations is ever more important for practitioners. Whether in the world of high tech, bio tech, medicine, business or elsewhere, nothing undercuts a lawyers image of competence like not being familiar with the jargon. The STANDS4.com Web site provides a quick way to look up acronyms and abbreviations in 10 different topic categories."

BBA Web Site of The Week
Boston Bar Association
www.bostonbar.org

"Have you ever had problems trying to figure out what a particular abbreviation or acronym means? If so, bookmark the STANDS4.com - the source for acronyms and abbreviations site as you'll undoubtedly use it again. Great site and very useful to have."

Mac McLellan
"Mac's Picks of the Week"

"Stands4 bills itself as "the source for acronyms and abbreviations" and it's by far the biggest one I've seen. For example, looking up "ASP" returns list of 39 terms, among which, as you might expect, are Application Service Provider and Active Server Pages. You don't have to look up individual acronyms, you can browse alphabetically, or by category. The pop-up tips on the menus are excellent."

Russell Jones
DevX - Sightings
www.devx.com

"ICQ WYSIWYG MCSE PHP NASDAQ... Acronyms and abbreviations are everywhere. But do you really know what they mean?  Stands4.com can tell you. Just use the search box or browse through the 80 categories of listings. The site allows you to add a new entry or create a list of your favorites, too. If you're an IE/Windows user, a brand new feature installs a right-click menu so you can decript an acronym as you browse the web.

Stands4.com is not only informative, but entertaining. For example, MCSE is the official acronym for Microsoft Certified System Engineer, but it carries a few "unofficial" meanings, as well, such as Multiple Choice Selection Expert. There are more, but I'll let you check them out for yourself..."

Scott Wintrip
Staffing Industry Tips
www.staffingu.net

"Acronyms and abbreviations are enough to drive even the sanest person completely crazy! If you're like me and need reminding of what certain letters stand for then you'll find this Web site totally irreplaceable!

Go to: http://www.stands4.com"

Marie McLeir - Editor
The Learning Curve
www.masteryourcomputer.com

"STANDS4.com is one of those unique sites that you rarely run across these days - a search engine and directory of acronyms and abbreviations. If you want to know what abbreviations like SQL, WYSIWYG, and ASP stand for, then this is the place to visit. Search alphabetically, by category or keywords."

SPN Site of the Day
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www.sitepronews.com

"Choose the dictionary option and 26 dictionaries beckon, beginning with Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, where you can't begin to concentrate on the definition of "the" because a team of animated basketball players is begging you to shoot hoops. Scroll down to the end of the dictionary list and you will find the site stands4.com. Did you know that "T.H.E." stands for "three hours extra" and "thermometer"?"

Sarah Boxer
The New York Times
www.nytimes.com

"AbbreviationZ.com is an online glossary of hundreds of thousands of abbreviations and acronyms. As you'd expect, the dictionary can be searched and is available for browsing alphabetically. But what makes AbbreviationZ.com stand out from the crowd is the subject directory, where you can find abbreviations specific to hundreds of topics such as Meteorology, Chess, Unit Measures, Airport Codes and Funnies, to name just a few."

Barbara J. Feldman
Internet Tip of the Week
United Media

"Since many abbreviations and acronyms are learned on a need-to-know basis, visit this site for thousands of entries, including Internet emoticons."

Best websites for 2005
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"Ever wonder what all those abbreviations are that permeate our daily lives? Find out what HTTP, PDA and NASA mean with the help of this site which breaks down just about every shortcut out there."

Robert Summa
Web site of the day
www.metro.us

"This is a terrifically handy site to have... There are a couple of ways to use this site too. You can use the search engine near the top of the page, the linked alphabet, or the categories. The Search Engine is fairly simple to use... The Linked Alphabet is pretty self explanatory... and on the side of the main page are little interesting things like Most Popular Queries, and Did You Know That. All in all this site is going on my favorites list due to usefulness."

Amanda
Amanda's Cool Site
WorldStart.com

"Ever wonder what the GPRS stands for on your cell phone? What about CDMA? FDIC? If you're tired of trying to decypher what these acronyms and abbreviations stand for, click your computer over to abbreviationz.com... that’s the word "abbreviations" spelled with a "z" instead of an "s". Simply input the jumble of letters you'd like deciphered and get your easy-to-understand answer in a fraction of a second... or as this site would say, ASAP."

Bob Bicknell
Tech Tips 101
techtips101.com

"AbbreviationZ, "The A to Z of Acronyms & Abbreviations on the Net," is a must for those who may have scratched their head a time or two when tyring to figure out what a certain phrase means. This Web site has a search bar that lets you search for phrases, abbreviations, or acroymns that might be puzzling you. The site has a compilation of nearly 350,000 entries with 120 different categories to search. No more reading acronymns that you don't even recognize and abbreviations that you have no idea what they stand for."

SmartComputing Magazine
Web Site Of The Day
www.smartcomputing.com

"I love crosswords but they can be very frustrating so here is a real help. Go to www.stands4.com, An A to Z of acronyms and abbreviations and by far the best site on these I have seen. "

LIFESTYLE
Sunday Territorian

"QQF! According to the site AbbreviationZ, that means Quite Quite Fantastic in the business world, although I think it'd work just about anywhere. And it could be just the label for this word lovers site. You can search through more than 357,000 abbreviations and acronyms in more than 130 categories. Search for an exact phrase, the beginning of a phrase, do a reverse look up, or even run a metasearch of a number of sites at the same time. You can also submit entries, become an editor or - this is a neat feature - add a little tool to your browser to let you decipher acronyms and abbreviations on the fly. If you're a Mac user, there's a free widget, too, that lets you paste any acronym or abbreviation in it for translation. Ah, technology! You'd just have to wonder, if he had access to this site, WWWD (that's "What Would Webster Do"). "

Mary Westheimer
Host, Eye on the Web
KNLS radio

"Abbreviations.com contains thousands of acronyms and abbreviations. This search engine allows you to track down an abbreviation or do a reverse lookup. You can browse by a large variety of subjects as well. It’s pretty good. Check it out. "

Kerry Prendergast
Weekly Web Finds
Scholastic

"If you find yourself confused by an acronym or abbreviation and are too embarrassed to show your ignorance by asking then you can turn to the Web for answers. Abbreviations.com is an extensive database that will shed light on the most obscure terms. Type in the acronym or abbreviation you are looking for and the site will display possible definitions. You can also browse the abbreviations by category so if you're interested in Nasdaq ticker symbols or NASA departments then you can explore them that way.

The site also has other reference tools that you may find handy, including a dictionary of common expressions, a zip code database and a measurement conversion tool. "

Mark Stachiew
CanWest News Service
canada.com

"Vous êtes perdus avec tous ces acronymes utilisés dans des discussions techniques? Vous hochez la tête mais dans le fond vous ne comprenez rien de ce que l'autre personne vous explique? Vous avez hâte de pouvoir terminer la discussion pour vous rendre sur le site Web Abbreviations.com pour pouvoir finalement déchiffrer le message que vous venez de recevoir!

Ce site est une référence des plus intéressantes pour trouver réponses à vos questions d'abbréviations! "

François Viens
Hors sujet, Internet
www.quiboweb.com

"Every translator's must-have. Nicely categorized browsing. Search functionality. Very fast. Ultimately the best."

Gintarius Petkus
Chartered Translators Ireland
www.charteredtranslators.com

"A search for PN on www.abbreviations.com yields 37 results, beginning with ‘pain’ (physiology). The rest include part number, Pitcairn Island, planetary nebulae, pseudo noise, peripheral neuropathy, practical nurse, proton neutron, portable network, primitive notion, and project nothing."

D. Murali
The Hindu
www.hindu.com

"Abbreviations are supposed to make speaking easier, but sometimes, unintentionally, they can make understanding unbelievably difficult. Abbreviations.com can help. Whether you’re trying to keep your head above the onslaught of education-related abbreviations (ADHD, NCLB, DOE… and those are the only ones I understand), or helping students sort through challenging reading, the answer is a heartbeat away.

With a clean interface and the option of limiting to a particular domain (governmental, internet, academic), this is a site worth bookmarking. Bonus: you can finally understand what your students are texting about. OMG!"

Emily Jack
Instructify
www.instructify.com

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"IMHO, you can depend on this site to do an XLNT job of finding or deciphering just about any acronym or abbreviation imaginable."

Richard Nordquist
Grammar & Composition
About.com

"We're posting this because we love the headline: "Definitions.net and Synonyms.net join Abbreviations.com." That, and they're also all great online resources available from www.abbreviations.com."

Communication Arts
commarts.com

"The widespread use of acronyms generally is a relatively modern phenomenon, according to Yigal Ben Efraim, founder and CEO of Abbreviations.com, a web site about abbreviations. It began in the 19th century thanks to growing literacy rates, but usage skyrocketed as the 20th century progressed.

“The rise in literacy, media, science and technology brought an enormous amount of new terms and definitions, which naturally required a shorthand form to ease their daily usage,” says Ben Efraim. "

Heidi Dawley
Media Life Magazine
medialifemagazine.com