List of acronyms and initialisms (Starting with "X")

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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends.

For the purposes of this list:

acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as a series of constituent letters, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters means that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).

(a) = acronym in the example: SARS - (a) Severe acute respiratory syndrome

(i) = initialism in the example: CD - (i) Compact disc

(p) = pseudo-blend in the example: UNIFEM - (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women

(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz - Megahertz)

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XAF - (s) BEAC (Banque des états de l'Afrique centrale) Central Africa CFA (Coopération financière en Afrique centrale) franc (ISO 4217 currency code)
XAG - (s) Silver Troy ounce (ISO 4217 currency code)
XAU - (s) Gold Troy ounce (ISO 4217 currency code)

XBA - (s) European Composite Unit (EURCO; Bonds market unit) (ISO 4217 currency code)
XBB - (s) European Monetary Unit (E.M.U.; Bonds market unit) (ISO 4217 currency code)
XBML - (p) eXtended Business Modelling Language

Used in Chatroom or email for smiley face X is the eyes squinted D is the mouth XD

XO - (i) Χριστιανός Ορθόδοξος (Xristianos Orthodoksos, Greek for "Eastern Orthodoxy") - (p) eXecutive Officer - eXtra Old (brandy grade)
XOF - (s) BCéAO (Banque centrale des états de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) West African CFA (Communauté financière d'Afrique) franc (ISO 4217 currency code)