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List of acronyms: B

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

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)

B0–9

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BA

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BB

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BC

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BD

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BE

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BF

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BG

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BH

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BI

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BJ

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BK

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BL

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BM

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BN

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BO

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BP

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BQ

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  • BQ
    • (s) British Antarctic Territory (former ISO 3166 digram; merged with AQ in 1979)
    • Caribbean Netherlands (current ISO 3166 digram; based on the entity's alternate name of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)
    • Navassa Island (FIPS 10-4 territory code)

BR

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BS

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BT

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BU

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BV

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BW

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BX

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BY

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BZ

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References

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  1. ^ See references and discussion under Barbecue and Talk:List of acronyms and initialisms: B. Examples of use: [1], [2] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, [3], [4]
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.tbkarunia.com[permanent dead link‍]
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