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Quiz: How many full forms can you guess of these often used abbreviations

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Jan 21, 2020, 22:00 IST
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Quiz: How many full forms can you guess of these often used abbreviations

With the internet lingo, we add almost 3 new abbreviations to our dictionary regularly. As they become a part of our daily-used words, we get so comfortable with using the abbreviations that we almost forget the full form of those words. But knowing the full forms can keep us informed about the correct usage of the word and not make a blooper in public. So here is a list of the most-commonly used abbreviations, take the quiz to find out how many can you guess.
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ATM

If you have been thinking that ATM means Any Time Money, you are wrong. the actual full form of the brreviation is Automated Teller Machine.
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GIF

We all share GIFs to send across greetings or funny messages but what is actually the full form of this abbreviation?
It is Graphics Interchange Format!
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WiFi

WiFi is one of the most important things in our lives. This is one umbrella which we always want hovering above us. But what does this short form consists of?
It means Wireless Fidelity. Strange, no?
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IMPS

How often do we make this bank transaction online without realising what does the abbreviation actually means. We definitely can take a guess that it should be regarding 'instant transfer of money' and it actually means "Immediate Payment Service".
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AM

It is everyday that we use these abbreviations AM and PM but do we actually know what does this stand for?
AM means Ante Meridiem, which is a Latin word for 'before midday'.
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HTTP

This is one of the words we revisit to several times in a day. Leading to our favourite internet links and websites, HTTP is a common and known abbreviation. But apart from the tech junkies, ver few people know what it stands for.
It means Hypertext Transfer Protocol which literally means transferring any kind of text, image, graphic into World Wide Web.
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TTE

Travelling Ticket Examiner, TTE ensure that seats are rightly allotted to passengers with reservations, and fine ticket-less travelers in the train. They are posted on the running trains. They are always in uniform and have the reservation charts with them. They too have to carry a badge and Id Card with them on duty.
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PDF

How many PDF documents do you read in a day? And how many times have you wondered what it stands for? the abbreviation actually means Portable Document Format. PDF is a file format that captures all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you can view, navigate, print, or forward to someone else.
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SIM.jpg

The full form of the small chip running your phone is Subscriber Identity Module or Subscriber Identification Module. Self explanatory, this small chip makes you connect to the world.
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UID

Thanks to the hype about Aadhar card, most of us know the full form of UID which is Unique Identification Number.
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PNR

If you want to check if your booking is confirmed for your train or flight journey, you would need a PNR number. But what does it stand for? PNR is Passenger Number Record. Simple?
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NEFT

One of the most common online banking transactions, NEFT stands for National Electronic Funds Transfer.

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