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Spotting Acronyms and Initialisms with the Help of Informatics

By: Attila Imre  
Open Access
|Jan 2023

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Language: English, German
Page range: 51 - 76
Published on: Jan 3, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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