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by bobbytherobot 2255 days ago
Jumping on here as this is a widespread issue in tech writing.

"The first time you use an initialism or acronym in your document, the words should be written out with the short form placed in parentheses immediately after."

2 comments

There's a whole tag to handle it in HTML. Don't have to reserve it for only the first instance.
Huh neat, I didn't realize there was a HTML tag (<abbr>) till just now, thanks!

EDIT: Just spent the last 45 minutes adding it in on my sites in various spots, hopefully this helps the readers.

Thanks for this tip. Writing in this form definitely doesn't come naturally to me so it's great to be learning not just about the topic but also on how to better my communication.
It will also help with SEO