Elsevier's Dictionary of Acronyms, Initialisms, Symbols and Abbreviations

This dictionary seeks to shed light on the intricate world of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, symbols and codes.

It includes over 10,000 and covers over 500 fields and subfields.

The French and Italian abbreviations included have the English equivalents.

The dictionary is supplemented by appendices with many of additional acronyms and initialisms of banks, research institutes, centres for promoting studies, foundations, and fellowships which are now in current use.

It should prove a useful tool in the everyday professional life of students, biologists, engineers, translators, scholars, physicians, physicists and other users.