Viz.
The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin , which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see". It is used as a synonym for "namely", "that is to say", "to wit", "which is", or "as follows". It is typically used to introduce examples or further details to illustrate a point. For example: "all types of data viz. text, audio, video, pictures, graphics, can be transmitted through networking". Etymology. "Viz." is shorthand for the adverb "". It uses Tironian notes, a system of Latin shorthand. It comprises  the first two letters, "vi", followed by the last two, "et", using the z-shaped Tironian "et", historically written ⁊, a common contraction for "et" in Latin shorthand in Ancient Rome and medieval Europe. Usage. In contradistinction to "i.e." and "e.g.", "viz." is used to indicate a detailed description of something stated before, and when it precedes a list of group members, it implies (near) completeness. Compared with "scilicet". A similar expression is , from earlier , abbreviated as "sc.", which is Latin for "it is permitted to know." "Sc." provides a parenthetic clarification, removes an ambiguity, or supplies a word omitted in  preceding text, while "viz." is usually used to elaborate or detail text which precedes it. In legal usage, "Scilicet" appears abbreviated as "ss." It can also appear as a section sign (§) in a caption, where it is used to provide a statement of venue, that is to say a location where an action is to take place. "Scilicet" can be read as "namely," "to wit," or "that is to say," or pronounced in English-speaking countries, or also anglicized as .