User:Elominius/Redundant acronyms

This is a list of redundant acronyms to which everyone is invited to contribute.

  • AC current – alternating current current
  • AFM microscope – atomic force microscope microscope
  • ATM machine – automated teller machine machine
  • BASH shell – Bourne-Again Shell shell
  • DC Comics – Detective Comics Comics
  • DC current – direct current current
  • DLL library – digital linked library library
  • DVD disc – Digital Versatile Disc disc
  • FOSS software – free and open-source software software
  • GPS system – global positioning system system
  • HDMI interface – High-Definition Multimedia Interface interface
  • HIV virus – human immunodeficiency virus virus
  • HTTP protocol – hypertext transfer protocol protocol (also applicable to other protocols)
  • LAN network – Local Area Network network
  • LCD display – liquid crystal display display
  • LED diode – light-emitting diode diode
  • NTFS file system – New Technology File System file system (also applicable to some other file systems)
  • PDF format – Portable Document Format format (applicable to other file formats as well, such as TIFF)
  • PIF film – public information film film
  • PMR radio – private mobile radio radio
  • RAM memory – random access memory memory
  • RAS syndrome – redundant acronym syndrome syndrome
  • RTN number – routing transit number number (on all bank checks)
  • SMPS power supply – switching-mode power supply power supply (also applicable to other power supply types such as linear power supply)
  • Too much TMI – too much too much information
  • TSB Bank – Trustee Savings Bank bank
  • UDF format – Universal Disk Format format
  • UFS storage – Universal Flash Storage storage
  • UHF frequency – ultra high frequency frequency (also applicable to other frequency ranges)
  • UPC code – universal product code code