====== 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.
NEW Not existing before!
* Disable by mention the abbreviation //without// a replacement
FUD
* Modify by providing an alternative
BTW Your own text
* 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]]