Common Abbreviations / Acronyms

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OBE Order of the British Empire.

That's a common misconception.

It stands for Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The O is for Officer, just as the M in MBE is for Member and the C in CBE is for Commander.

And yes, it's still called the Order of the British Empire rather than the Order of British Excellence.

I'm aware that Britain no longer has an empire, too.

 

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Quango is sort of an acronym...

It's a genuine acronym - Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation.

 

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Zn for zinc , zvp zoomed video port (toshiba) what ever one of those is ?