Abbreviation

An abbreviation was a shorter form of a longer word for the sake of brevity. 
The term "troglyte" was an abbreviation of the Earth term troglodyte, meaning "cave dweller". ()
Some starships had abbreviated nicknames that were used in informal speech and printed on casual duty attire. These included "Voy" (), "Disco" (), and "Ritos" ().
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