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List of acronyms: N

This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends  that begin with the letter N.

For the purposes of this list:

  • acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
  • initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
  • pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.: UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz – megahertz)

Some terms are spoken as either acronym or initialism, e.g., VoIP, pronounced both as voyp and V-O-I-P.

(Main list of acronyms)

N0–9

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NA

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NB

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NC

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ND

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NE

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NF

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NG

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NH

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NI

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NJ

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NK

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NL

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NM

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NN

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NO

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NP

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NQ

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NR

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NS

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NT

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NU

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NV

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NW

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NX

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NY

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NZ

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References

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  1. ^ National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
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