Tag: abbreviations

Unusual abbreviation added to the acronyms and abbreviations page

Acronyms and abbreviations We have a unusual new entry on our acronyms and abbreviations and abbreviations page: TDA (Trailer Drive Assist). Unusual because the system, from Toyota, uses no less than seven driving assist systems in the vehicle to aid with towing control, and does not have its own indicator. When active, it uses the …

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Porsche stability management makes for a new entry on our abbreviation

Porsche stability management Manufacturers are in love with the idea of creating new names for existing systems. But Porsche takes this to the highest level, putting the company name on systems, in this case Porsche Stability Management (PSM). This of course, turns out to be nothing more than stability control, which — thankfully — uses …

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Fun fact: Most of the acronyms on our acronym page are not!

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Acronyms — and Abbreviations! So when are acronyms not acronyms? I ran into a YouTube short from Neil deGrasse Tyson where he “spelled” this out (sorry). You can view it here. It turns out an acronym is a series of letters that spell something that can be pronounced. IBM is an abbreviation, not an acronym. …

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