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Q&A Using uncommon abbreviations

If they are abbreviations which are extremely common to the field, once per work is often enough to define them. If they are rare, invented for the piece, or really jargon, I would say once per sec...

posted 13y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T01:15:27Z (almost 5 years ago)
If they are abbreviations which are extremely common to the field, once per work is often enough to define them. If they are rare, invented for the piece, or really jargon, I would say once per section (once per chapter, once per web page).

Alternatively, a list of acronyms at the beginning or end of a piece might also be helpful.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-02-20T14:35:36Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 6