Tahukah anda bahwa “XP” pada “Windows XP” merupakan sebuah singkatan ?
Tahukah juga anda bahwa banyak pemegang kartu kredit yang tidak tau kepanjangan dari “ATM” ?
DAN….tahukah anda bahwa banyak siswa/mahasiswa ternyata tidak tau kepanjangan dari “SPP” ?? Yap, kalo kita tanyakan apa itu “SPP”, pasti orang akan kompak menjawab : “uang sekolah”.
- Anak : “Mama, kepanjangan SPP apa sih ?”.
- Ibu : “SPP tuh Uang Sekolah nak…”.
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- A : “Eh temenin ke pameran komputer donk, gw mau nyari LCD buat komputer dirumah”.
- B : “okee..ngomong-ngomong kepanjangan LCD apa ya ?”.
- A : “ituu..gatau sih, pokonya yg flat, layar datar gitu…”.
Karena itu, berikut ini gw coba kumpulin beberapa singkatan yang tergolong sering digunakan di kehidupan sehari-hari. Tidak perlu hafal, tapi cukup tau dan inget klo ada yang tanya.
CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access.
GSM = Global System for Mobile Communications.
SIM (as in “SIM Card”) = Subscriber Identity Module.
R-UIM (as in “UIM Card”) = Re-Usable Identity Module
GPRS = General Packet Radio Service.
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display.
RAM = Random Access Memory.
Wi-Fi = Wireless Fidelity. (fidelity = ketepatan, keakuratan).
LAN = Local Area Network. Kbps = kilo bit per second KBps = kilo byte per second * 1 byte = 8 bit. so then 512 kb/s (512 kilo bits per second) = 64 kB/s (64 kilo bytes per second).
HDTV =High Definition Television.
CCTV = Closed Circuit Television.
ATM = Automatic Teller Machine / Automated Teller Machine.
DVD = Digital Versatile Disc / Digital Video Disc.
VCD = Video Compact Disc.
HDD = Hard Disk Drive.
mp3 = MPEG-1 Audio Layer III.
USB = Universal Serial Bus.
VGA = Video Graphics Array / Video Graphics Adapter.
www (read : triple-double-u) = World Wide Web.
XP (as in “Windows XP“) = eXPerience.
http = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
html = Hyper Text Markup Language.
FM – AM (as in “101.2 Oz Radio FM/AM Bali”) = Frequency Modulation or Amplitude Modulation. am – pm (as in 2:00 p.m / 2:00 a.m) = ante meridiem or past meridiem. (dulu gw kira “after midnight” / “pre midnight”).
SLR = (Digital) Single Lens Reflex .
GPS = Global Positioning System
DGPS = Differential Global Positioning System
A-GPS = Assisted-Global Positioning System
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HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus. (<— nama virus, bukan nama penyakit).
AIDS =Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. (<—- ini baru nama penyakitnya).
ICU = Intensive Care Unit.
ICCU = Intensive Coronary Care Unit.
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TOEFL = Test of English as a Foreign Language.
IELTS = International English Language Testing System.
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CMIIW = Correct Me If I’m Wrong.
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion.
PM = Private Message (ato private MASSAGE ). Biasa disebut “japri” — jalur pribadi.
YAHOO = Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.
A&W (Restaurant) = Roy Allen & Frank Wright.
BMW = Bavarian Motor Works.
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SPP = Sumbangan Pembinaan Pendidikan.
