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Patterns and useful oddities found across Singapore Government terminology.
Most meanings
Abbreviations reused for the largest number of meanings.
Most domains
Abbreviations whose meanings reach across the widest range of domains.
- DC Digital and Technology · Finance and Economy · General · Housing and Built Environment · Transport 5 domains
- IO Defence · Digital and Technology · Home Affairs · International 4 domains
- PC Digital and Technology · Finance and Economy · General · Law and Justice 4 domains
- PG Education · General · Home Affairs · Law and Justice 4 domains
- PO Cross-government · Finance and Economy · General · Health 4 domains
- SMC Cross-government · Digital and Technology · Health · Law and Justice 4 domains
- TC Digital and Technology · Education · Housing and Built Environment · International 4 domains
- ACE Finance and Economy · General · Health 3 domains
- ICT Defence · Digital and Technology · General 3 domains
- PSA General · Law and Justice · Transport 3 domains
Easy to mix up
Similar short forms with different meanings, found using spelling and phonetic patterns.
- Often confused
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- Often confused
- Often confused
- Often confused
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- Often confused
Then and now
Former names and the successors you may encounter in newer documents.
- AVA Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore Now: SFA and NParks/Animal & Veterinary Service
- CCCS Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore Now: CCS — Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
- CCS Competition Commission of Singapore Now: CCS — Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
- CRA Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore
- IDA Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Now: IMDA and GovTech
- IE Singapore International Enterprise Singapore
- MCI Ministry of Communications and Information Now: MDDI — Ministry of Digital Development and Information
- MEWR Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Now: MSE — Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
- MGPS Multi-Generation Priority Scheme Now: FCS
- MOL Moments of Life Now: LifeSG
- PGO Pioneer Generation Office
- PLH Prime Location Public Housing Now: Prime
- SCORE Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises
- SNDGG Smart Nation and Digital Government Group
- SNDGO Smart Nation and Digital Government Office
- SPRING Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board
- SSG SkillsFuture Singapore Now: SWDA — Skills and Workforce Development Agency
- WDA Singapore Workforce Development Agency Now: WSG, then SWDA
- WSG Workforce Singapore Now: SWDA — Skills and Workforce Development Agency
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