Abbreviation for question and answer. All capitals, no spaces. Note ampersand.
Word List
The Yahoo! Word List
The Yahoo! word list covers terms related to communications, technology, branding, and other topics that our U.S. editors have encountered frequently. Following is a healthy sampling of the full Yahoo! word list. (We update the online list quarterly—see what’s new.)
These are the decisions that Yahoo! has come to after years of writing and editing for the Web. You may naturally make different choices and have different entries, but our word list can be useful as a springboard or as an additional reference.
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Q&A
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QR code (n., adj.)
A type of bar code that can be read with a QR code reader. The code can contain text, a URL, or other data.
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qt.
Acceptable abbreviation for quart(s). Note period. Include a space between the number and qt. For information about when it’s OK to use the abbreviation, see “Units of Measure.”
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quart
An acceptable abbreviation for quart(s) is qt. (note period). Note: A quart is a different measurement in the U.S. and the U.K.
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QuickTime
One word. Note capitalization of this Apple trademark.
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