The system is known as NASDAQ, short for The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation.

VOA: special.2010.10.10

The system is known as NASDAQ,short for The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

"It's" with an apostrophe is short for "it is," as in "It's raining."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Alex can be short for Alexander or the female version,Alexandra.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

It was called M-I-C, short for Military Indoctrination Center.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

AIDS is short for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

VOA: special.2011.06.15

That is short for Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer.

VOA: special.2011.06.22

H.I.V.is short for the human immunodeficiency virus.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

It's called B.C.Street. B.C.,of course, is short for British Colombia, the Canadian province in which Vancouver is located.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

People find that health insurance plans are often more willing to pay for short-term therapies than for longer-term treatments.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

FIRST is the short way of saying the organization's complete name: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

The results of the two short flights made space officials believe the Mercury program was ready for its first orbital flight.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

A seizure is a sudden attack that may affect a person's mind or body for a short period.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

The Federal Reserve suggested again that short-term interest rates are likely to remain near zero for some time.

VOA: special.2009.01.31