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1. ABC in A, n. View full entry 1929
...American Broadcasting Company....
2. ABC in A, n. View full entry 1931
...Australian Broadcasting Corporation (formerly Commission, Company)....
3. ACTRA in A, n. View full entry 1963
...Alliance of Canadian Television and Radio Artists....
4. ADSL in A, n. View full entry 1991
...asymmetric (also asynchronous) digital subscriber line (or loop), a technology for the transmission of digital data over standard copper telephone lines which allows the high-speed transmission of signals from the telephone network...
5. AM in A, n. View full entry 1939
...amplitude modulation; cf. F.M.F3a....
6. APB in A, n. View full entry 1953
...all-points bulletin (see all6a)....
7. AT&T in A, n. View full entry 1898
...American Telephone and Telegraph Company....
8. ATV in A, n. View full entry 1955
...Associated Television, a British television company broadcasting between 1955 and 1981....
9. able, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 1942
...orig. Mil. Used to represent the letter a in signalling and radio communications....
10. access, n. View full entry 1970
...Broadcasting. The practice of giving broadcasting time to members of the general public wishing to produce programmes free of management by the broadcasting organization. Cf. public accesspublic2....
11. access charge in access, n. View full entry 1908
...a charge made for the right to access an area, service, etc.; spec. (orig. U.S.) a charge for the use of facilities or services provided by a local...
12. access code in access, n. View full entry 1955
...a string of numbers and/or letters which, when entered by a user, allows access to a telecommunications service, computer system, etc....
13. access provider in access, n. View full entry 1983
...a company that provides access to a telecommunications network; (now usually) spec. = Internet access provider...
14. ack, n. View full entry 1898
...A syllable used to represent the letter a in signalling and telephone communications, and in the oral spelling of messages....
15. ack emma, n. and adv. View full entry 1909
...The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloq.) the morning....
16. acorn tube in acorn, n. View full entry 1934
...a small high-frequency vacuum tube resembling an acorn in both size and shape....
17. acoustic shock in acoustic, adj. and n. View full entry 1894
...damage to nerves caused by sound waves; spec. damage to hearing resulting from sudden excessive noise in the earphone of a telephone; an instance of this; (also) the noise itself....
18. action line in action, n. View full entry 1966
...(the name of) a telephone helpline or similar service offering practical assistance, intervention, or advice, esp. one operated by a newspaper or other media outlet....
19. action, n. View full entry 1921
...attrib. Designating a film (or television programme) featuring a great deal of fast-moving action, esp. involving violence, as action feature, action movie, etc. Also: of or relating...
20. actuality, n. View full entry 1925
...The presentation of real events in a film, television or radio programme, etc.; documentary. Also (in pl.): scenes of real life depicted on screen. Now chiefly hist....
