Krajšavar — An Algorithm for Automatic Recognition of Abbreviations in English Dictionary Entries Compiled in a Dictionary of Abbreviations

Abstract

This article describes the use of Krajšavar — an algorithm for the automatic recognition of abbreviations in compiling English dictionary entries for a dictionary of abbreviations (Slovar krajšav), published in 2025 and financed by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS). Together with the Slovenian dictionary of abbreviations (Slovenski slovar krajšav) published in 2023, the mentioned dictionary adopts a pioneering approach to the compilation of dictionaries in Slovenia as these are the first contemporary dictionaries of abbreviations. The Slovar krajšav was compiled based on an analysis of the characteristics of English dictionary entries for abbreviations, and according to the characteristics of the compilation methods used for bilingual dictionaries. The dictionary of abbreviations includes entries in 22 languages, with the most frequent being English, Italian and French. In this article the focus is on compiling English dictionary entries and using the Krajšavar algorithm. Keywords: abbreviations, English, dictionary, algorithm, dictionary of abbreviations, languages, Krajšavar