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| <h4 class="subsection" id="g_t_0040abbr_007babbreviation_005b_002c-meaning_005d_007d">6.1.13 <code class="code">@abbr</code>{<var class="var">abbreviation</var>[, <var class="var">meaning</var>]}</h4> |
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| <p>You can use the <code class="code">@abbr</code> command for general abbreviations. The |
| abbreviation is given as the single argument in braces, as in |
| ‘<samp class="samp">@abbr{Comput.}</samp>’. As a matter of style, or for particular |
| abbreviations, you may prefer to omit periods, as in |
| ‘<samp class="samp">@abbr{Mr} Stallman</samp>’. |
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| <p><code class="code">@abbr</code> accepts an optional second argument, intended to be used |
| for the meaning of the abbreviation. |
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| <p>If the abbreviation ends with a lowercase letter and a period, and is |
| not at the end of a sentence, and has no second argument, remember to |
| use the <code class="code">@.</code> command (see <a class="pxref" href="Ending-a-Sentence.html">Ending a Sentence</a>) to get the |
| correct spacing. However, you do not have to use <code class="code">@.</code> within |
| the abbreviation itself; Texinfo automatically assumes periods within |
| the abbreviation do not end a sentence. |
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| <p>In TeX and in the Info output, the first argument is printed as-is; |
| if the second argument is present, it is printed in parentheses after |
| the abbreviation. In HTML the <code class="code"><abbr></code> tag is used; in DocBook, |
| the <code class="code"><abbrev></code> tag is used. For instance: |
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| <pre class="example-preformatted">@abbr{Comput. J., Computer Journal} |
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| <pre class="display-preformatted"><abbr class="abbr" title="Computer Journal">Comput. J.</abbr> (Computer Journal) |
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| <p>For abbreviations consisting of all capital letters, you may prefer to |
| use the <code class="code">@acronym</code> command instead. See the next section for |
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