Abbreviations; Abbreviation Search - Seiko ER8100 Operation Manual

Abbreviations

The Abbreviations solver allows you to search the abbreviation database to
"decode" nearly 10,000 common abbreviations.
1 Select "Abbreviations" and then press
.
2 Type an abbreviation.
Example: bbc
Every time you enter a letter, the closest
match(es) will be displayed.
- Scrolling the list -
: by line
+ : by page
3 Press .
- Scrolling the screen -
: by line
: by abbreviation
* Press to return to the previous
screen.
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Abbreviation Search

The unit will find abbreviations in the Oxford Abbreviation List whose
explanations contain the word(s) you enter.
1 Select "Abbreviation Search" and then
press .
2 Type word(s).
Example: british corporation ???
Search the three letters abbreviation whose
explanation contains the words "British" and
"corporation".
* You can enter up to seven words.
This method will find the abbreviations which contain all the entered
words in their explanations. A space can be entered by using
* To enter a number, press
A number is available as a keyword as an era.
* For narrowing the corresponding abbreviations down, a single word
containing a wildcard (" ?", "
3 Press .
The corresponding abbreviation list will be
displayed.
4 Select an abbreviation using
.
Example: BBC
- Scrolling the list -
: by line
+ or
5 Press .
The explanation screen which starts from
the selected abbreviation will be displayed.
and then the character of Q, W, ... P.
* " or "# ") can be input. (See page 47.)
or
: by page
.
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