by Balin » Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:36 pm
Is the field: medical? engineering? Neither of these would be their closest description, but this is most relevant to the paper computer science?
Did they talk about a new technology? It was about properties of a technology that is relatively new New uses for an old tech? Tech for environment? Space missions? Space X involved? No
Is the abbreviation the truncation of a single word? The truncation of multiple words? This the truncation of a single word that is distorted for pronunciation (e.g. "dict" standing for dictionary)? the truncation of a single word which has a different meaning and is better understood in such scientific field: for instance wording used in coding (to distinguish code from word)?
Or again it is maybe a sequence of abbreviated names: for instance in Italian certain sequences of chords for bad words? One is a standard abbreviation, but not like your example Or maybe sequence of chemical elements, e.g. As (arsenic) S (Sulfur); F (Fluorine) U (Uranium) C (Carbon) K (Potassium)... The other of the two is a chemical element, but N(nitrogen) O(oxygen) Ne(neon) are the ones listed in your example
Or maybe is it a mathematical formula (with letters)/ an abbreviation created by them to avoid repeating a long combination of words? Not mathematical, but you have the right idea; see above
Is it a stylistic wording (e.g. "et al.", "ditto", "w.r.t."...)? No Or maybe the abbreviation is the title of the journal where they published? No
An abbreviation that occurs when something relevant is communicated: e.g. a quote? a reference? Not these a chemical element? One of the two, see above Is it maybe used to solve possible typing misunderstandings (e.g. 6 and 9 if some reversed number are employed? No verbal something similar?)? No