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List of acronyms: R

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

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.

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R0–9

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  • R@R-(I) Respond as Receipt
  • R0–99 – (i) R-value (insulation)
  • R2I – (i) Resistance to Interrogation
  • R3P – (i) Rearm, Refuel, and Resupply Point

RA

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RB

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RC

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RD

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RE

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RF

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RG

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RH

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RI

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RJ

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RK

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RL

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RM

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RN

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RO

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RP

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RQ

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RR

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RS

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RT

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RU

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RV

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RW

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RX

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Notes and references

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