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3. According to the number of components made of all the
complex terms can be two, three … n-component term:
Two component terms: mud pump (буровий насос),
daughter compony,
Three component terms: optical character recognition
(оптичне розпізнавання символів), mud pump hose (гнучкий
гумовий шланг для подачі бурового розчину), joint stock
compony
Four component terms: mud pump manifold system
(маніфольд бурових насосів), open joint stock compony
Five component terms: vacuum electron beam fusion
welding.
These structures more frequent in terminology than in the
general language lexicon:
4. According to the truncation (shortening) processes, there
are terms that appear to be simple, but upon further examination
turn out to be complex: initialisms, acronyms, abbreviations.
4.1. Abbreviations are pronounced like the full words they
represent. vol – volume, l – liter, ft – feet

C Centigrade F Fahrenheit K Kelvin
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in. inch cu. in. (or in. ) s second
m meter cm centimeter kg kilogram
A ampere mol mole L liter

rad radian C coulomb V volt
J joule Hz hertz W watt
s second M molar cd candela

4. 2. Initialisms (or alphabetisms) unlike abbreviations are
pronounced one letter at a time (the USA). Initialisms are units
made up of the combination of the initials of a longer expression.
They often correspond to the name of an organization, document
or process, and in many cases they become lexicalized in the

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