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List of acronyms: Z

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

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.

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ZA

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ZB

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  • ZBT – (i) Zero-Balance Transfer (accounting)

ZC

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ZF

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ZG

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ZH

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ZI

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ZJ

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ZK

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ZL

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ZM

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ZN

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ZO

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  • ZOPFAN – (i) Zone of Peace, Freedom And Neutrality

ZR

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ZS

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ZT

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ZU

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ZV

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ZW

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ZZ

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  • ZZZ – (p) to be tired (internet slang)
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