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  1. Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    |Fewer Letters|More Letters|
    |——-|———|—|
    |[LEO](/r/Space/comments/1q3eu3d/stub/nxkmw9c “Last usage”)|Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km)|
    | |Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations)|
    |[SLS](/r/Space/comments/1q3eu3d/stub/nxkfae9 “Last usage”)|Space Launch System heavy-lift|
    |[SRB](/r/Space/comments/1q3eu3d/stub/nxkgerg “Last usage”)|Solid Rocket Booster|

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