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12. A bookmarklet that gets the expansion of an acronym for you

Posted on WisdomBay @ 6:42 PM 2/16/2006 | Post by Pramod S Nair

This Bookmarklet gets the expansion for an acronym entered by the user. This bookmarklet gets the information from the The Internet Acronym Server.

javascript:(function() {if(navigator.appName=='Netscape'){obj=document.getSelection()}else{obj=document.selection.createRange().text};if(!obj){obj=prompt('Input the Acronym to expand','');}if(obj){ul='http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms?terms=';window.open(ul+escape(obj))} }) ()

How to Install :
1. Copy the code given above to clipboard.
2. Add a new entry to your Favorites menu.
3. Take the property of the newly added Bookmark by right clicking on it from Favorites menu and paste the copied code in to the URL textbox in the resultant property box.
4. Press Ok. (If an warning message is shown regarding Javascript Protocol, continue with the Yes button)
5. Now if you need to know the expansion of an Acronym, then use this bookmarklet.