====== Abbreviations and Acronyms ====== 

[[DokuWiki]] can mark abbreviations and acronyms (terminology) automatically. You can hover your mouse on an abbreviation to see a short explanation, shown as a tooltip. For example, if the mouse is positioned over "CMS" (which is included in the default acronyms list), the tooltip displays ''Content Management System''.

Some preconfigured examples:

  * BTW, FAQ, HTML, WYSIWYG, EOF

Note: only full words will be marked. Eg. an acronym that is used within a word will not result in a acronym tooltip. Example: CMS is an acronym, myCMS is not.


===== Configuration =====

  * DokuWiki's standard abbreviations are stored in the [[xref>conf/acronyms.conf::|conf/acronyms.conf]] file. 
  * You can add your own abbreviations by creating a ''conf/acronyms.local.conf'' file and placing your abbreviations.<code - conf/acronyms.local.conf>
NEW	Not existing before!
</code>
  * Disable by mention the abbreviation //without// a replacement<code - conf/acronyms.local.conf>
FUD
</code>
  * Modify by providing an alternative<code - conf/acronyms.local.conf>
BTW     Your own text
</code>

  * For configuration changes to take effect on the pages, the [[devel:caching|cache must be purged]].
  * The acronyms file has to be encoded in UTF-8. 
  * Because it is reserved to mark a comment line, a hash (''#'') needs to be escaped by a backslash (''\#'').

===== See also =====

  * [[config|Configuring DokuWiki]]
  * You can install and use the [[plugin:confmanager|{{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cosmocode/confmanager/master/admin.svg?16}}]][[plugin:confmanager|Configuration File Manager]] for editing via admin interface of the wiki
  * [[https://www.acronymfinder.com/|The Acronym Finder]]
  * [[http://acronymsandslang.com/|Acronyms and Slang]]
  * [[https://acronym24.com/|Acronym24]]