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List of acronyms: V

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

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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VB

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VC

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VD

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VE

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VF

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  1. The original VFL, formed when the original VFA split in 1896, evolved into today's Australian Football League.
  2. The modern VFL, which operates to this day as a semi-professional developmental league for the AFL, is the successor to the VFA.

VG

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VH

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VI

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VJ

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VK

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VL

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VM

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VN

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VO

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VP

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  • VP – (a/i) Vice-president ("veep")
  • VPN – (i) Virtual private network

VQ

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VR

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  • VR – (i) Virtual reality
  • VROTS – (i) Victorian rare or threatened species
  • VRSG – (i) Virtual reality scene generator
  • V/R - (i) Very respectfully; standard military closure

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VT

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VU

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VV

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  • V&V – (i) Verification & Validation
  • VV – (i) Via VoiceVillage Voice
  • VV&A – (i) Verification, Validation & Accreditation
  • VVAF – (i) Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation

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VZ

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