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 .
(Main list of acronyms)
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VB
VC
VD
VE
VF
The original VFL, formed when the original VFA split in 1896, evolved into today's Australian Football League .
The modern VFL, which operates to this day as a semi-professional developmental league for the AFL , is the successor to the VFA.
VG
VH
VI
VJ
VK
VL
VM
VN
VO
VP
VP – (a/i) Vice-president ("veep")
VPN – (i) Virtual private network
VQ
VR
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
VS
VT
VU
VV
V&V – (i) Verification & Validation
VV – (i) Via Voice – Village Voice
VV&A – (i) Verification, Validation & Accreditation
VVAF – (i) Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
VW
VZ