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acronym expansion

A feature found in some content management systems (CMS) and Web-based search systems that expands an acronym. When a user enters an acronym or abbreviation the CMS will spell out the phrase or provide a list of matching phrases for the user to choose from. Acronym expansion functions for search is considered an accessibility feature that is useful to people who have difficulties typing.



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