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reign

the three R's

reading, writing and mathematics

12 October 2004

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/01/
politics.schools

RAF

Royal Air Force

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/
british-airmen-shot-down-war-italy-raikes

RAM

Rnndom-access memory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Random-access_memory

R&B

Rhythm and Blues

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/
586167759/elise-legrows-playing-chess-honors-blues-and-r-b-greats

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/21/
usher-day-in-the-life

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/
arts/music/wardell-quezergue-hitmaker-of-new-orleans-rb-dies-at-81.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/
business/media/15wood.html

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/29/
usher-raymond-v-raymond

R&D

Research and Development

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/03/
lesley-yellowlees-solar-energy-research

RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020 USA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/18/
1239357084/rbg-award-ceremony-canceled

RBS

Royal Bank of Scotland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Royal_Bank_of_Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/oct/09/
royalbankofscotlandgroup.banking

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/mar/23/
currentaccounts.savings

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/feb/24/
royalbankofscotlandgroup

RCA

Radio Corporation of America USA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
RCA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
RCA_connector

RDS

Radio Data System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Radio_Data_System

Religious education

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/dec/03/
religious-education-reform-schools

ref

referee

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/05/
football.paulkelso

REM

Rapid eye movement sleep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
R.E.M.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Rapid_eye_movement_sleep

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
how-to-sleep-better.html
- Published June 8, 2021 Updated Jan. 20, 2022

Rev.

Reverend

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/29/
nyregion/rev-david-wilkerson-79-evangelist-dies-in-crash.html

RFK

Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968) USA

Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy 1925-1968

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/
1072899728/california-governor-denies-rfk-assassin-sirhan-sirhan-parole

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/01/
615534723/the-busboy-who-cradled-a-dying-rfk-recalls-those-final-moments

RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Mike Luckovich

political cartoon

GoComics

August 16, 2026

https://www.gocomics.com/mikeluckovich/2026/08/14

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/
robert-f-kennedy-jr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.

https://www.gocomics.com/mikeluckovich/2026/08/14

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/
nx-s1-5927313/trump-rfk-jr-vaccines-autism-executive-order

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/
g-s1-123344/health-secretary-rfk-jr-makes-sweeping-changes-
to-important-scientific-panel

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/
nx-s1-5749478/federal-judge-halts-rfk-jr-s-changes-
to-childrens-vaccine-policies

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/16/
nx-s1-5749530/judge-blocks-rfk-jr-vaccine-changes

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/
nx-s1-5701334/vaccine-health-hepatitis

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/11/07/
nx-s1-5576321/childhood-vaccine-schedule-rfk-cdc

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/
1256217298/rfk-vaccine-access-policies-change-six-month

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/09/
1250201358/rfk-jr-brain-parasitic-worm-tapeworm-kennedy

R.I.

Rhode Island USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/
books/tristram-p-coffin-folklorist-dies-at-89.html

RICO

Georgia's

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

(RICO) statute

allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises,

and it was based on — and is broader than —

the federal RICO law.

That federal act was established

to target organized crime activities

like money laundering, bribery,

drug trafficking and other serious offenses.

Georgia's version says

that attempting or soliciting any of the mentioned crimes

can count as a predicate act.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/15/
1176741993/georgia-willis-indictments-rico-explainer

Rics

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors UK

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/aug/01/
homeinformationpacks.business

RINO

‘Republicans in name only’ USA

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/
1106228594/a-missouri-senate-candidate-holds-a-shotgun-
and-calls-for-rino-hunting-in-a-new-l

RIP

Rest in Peace

Schrank

The Independent

16 November 2008

http://www.independent.co.uk/
opinion/the-daily-cartoon-760940.html?ino=13 - broken link

L to R:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy,

US President George W. Bush,

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Metropolitan police ad Trident Campaign

added 30 July 2005

http://www.met.police.uk/campaigns/index_05.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/may/03/
rip-slayers-jeff-hanneman

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/29/punch-sulzberger-rip/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/feb/12/rip-whitney-houston

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jul/15/raoul-moat-facebook-page-deleted

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/07/uk-election-results-new-labour-rip

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/gallery/2010/apr/22/malcolm-mclaren-funeral

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/paul-samuelson-rip/

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/23/
shopping.britishidentity

RIRA

Real IRA Northern Ireland

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/aug/04/northernireland.
gerryadams

RMP

Royal Military police UK

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/11/
iraq.uk

RMT

National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers

https://www.rmt.org.uk/home/

RNC

Republican National Committee USA

Republican National Committee RNC

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/
1238765442/rnc-trump-republicans-whatley-lara-election-integrity-voter-fraud-early-voting

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/23/
693716112/david-koch-dies-
conservative-billionaire-helped-reshape-u-s-politics

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/
681987077/rnc-members-want-to-block-a-primary-challenge-to-trump-
but-the-rules-may-stop-th

ROFL

rolling on the floor laughing

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/
style/ijbol-lol-lmao.html

ROI

Republic of Ireland

Return On Investment

romcom

romantic comedy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/may/22/casey-affleck-interview

RNIB

Royal National Institute of Blind People UK

https://www.rnib.org.uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/gallery/2011/apr/05/
visually-impaired-artists-scents-exhibition

R.O.T.C.

Reserve Officers Training Corps USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/21/
587496899/army-awards-medal-for-heroism-to-3-jrotc-cadets-killed-in-florida-shooting

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/opinion/l01rotc.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/opinion/25Mazur.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/nyregion/01rotc.html

Received Pronunciation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A657560
http://www.celt.stir.ac.uk/staff/HIGDOX/STEPHEN/PHONO/WHYRP.HTM

RPG

role playing games

https://www.theguardian.com/games/role-playing-games

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/may/03/
games.shopping1

RRP

Recommended Retail Price

RSC

Royal Shakespeare Company

The Guardian G2 p. 4 22 February 2006

https://www.rsc.org.uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/
rsc

RSI

Repetitive strain injury

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jul/07/
troubleatwork.workandcareers

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/05/hawks-extinction-illegal-hunting

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/12/why-claws-are-out-for-royal-society-for-protection-of-birds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/mar/31/big-garden-birdwatch-breading-success

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/02/rspb-bird-golf-course

RSPCA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

https://www.rspca.org.uk/home

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/17/david-cameron-hunt-convicted-rspca

RSS

Really Simple Syndication

https://www.theguardian.com/help/feeds

Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS

December 29, 2006

By REUTERS

Filed at 1:40 p.m. ET

NEW YORK ( Reuters) - ``RSS'' is one of the coolest things

you've never heard of when it comes to the Internet.

Short for ``Really Simple Syndication,''

a name that seems designed to induce maximum eye glazing,

RSS is in fact one of the best time-savers online.

And it's getting easier to use.

RSS is a way for Web surfers

to keep up with the latest news

or catch hot deals on travel packages,

concert tickets and nearly anything else

people use the Internet to buy.

Instead of typing in 20 different Web site addresses

every time you want to see

what's new on washingtonpost.com, craigslist.org

or your cousin's blog, just get ``RSS feeds.''

Every time a page updates, you get an alert.

Media blogger Jeff Jarvis is one of the converted.

``I don't use bookmarks at all, ever,'' said Jarvis,

who offers RSS as a way to read his blog at Buzzmachine.com.

``If a site doesn't have RSS, I find it a great irritant.''

RSS comes in handy in a variety of everyday situations,

said Forrester analyst Charlene Li.

``I'm currently looking

for tickets for (the musical) The Jersey Boys,'' she said. ``

And it's completely sold out.

But every once in a while

something shows up on Craigslist.''

Instead of constantly checking Craigslist,

Li sets up an RSS feed searching for four tickets,

and if someone posts an ad for tickets, the feed will alert her.

LITTLE ORANGE BUTTONS

So, why are so few people using it?

Only 2 percent of online consumers bother, according to Forrester,

and more than half of that group is 40 years old or younger.

For starters,

the name is deadly for attracting ``average'' Internet users

-- people who use the Web and handle e-mail,

but quail at inscrutabilities like

``service-oriented architecture'' and ``robust enterprise solutions.''

Then there are the orange buttons you find on Web pages.

Clicking one produces a jumble of computer codes.

It's hardly the path to popularity.

``RSS is a horrible name,'' said Li. `

And those little orange buttons don't do anybody any favors.''

People often do not realize that the computer code is useless.

What they must do is copy the Web address in their browser,

and insert it into their RSS reader.

The lack of clear instructions on many Web sites

dooms the service to obscurity.

Some of the top U.S. news Web sites are changing that,

including The New York Times site.

The site's managers plan to offer readers feeds dedicated to topics,

reporters and columnists sometime in the first half of 2007,

but in an easier way.

``Once we start doing that, you won't get that very geeky screen,''

said Robert Larson, nytimes.com's vice president

of product management and development.

``It should be incredibly easy for anybody,

no matter what their technical level,

to click a button and add a feed to their MyTimes page,''

he said.

Washingtonpost.com is sprucing up

its RSS system for sometime in early 2007,

said Ann Marchand Thompson,

the site's editor for discussions, e-mail and RSS.

``We want to let people sign up

for the news that they want to receive

without having to feel like

they need a technical background to do it,'' she said.

``They don't need to know the code behind it.''

Getting RSS going on your computer is also simpler today.

The two easiest ways are using

newer version of the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers,

which contain RSS readers.

Yahoo (YHOO.O) and Google (GOOG.O)

also offer easy-to-use RSS options.

Specialized RSS readers like Bloglines and Newsgator

are slightly more sophisticated

and take a little more experimentation,

but are tough to put down once you get the hang of them.

Untangle the World Wide Web with RSS,
R, 29.12.2006,

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-column-pluggedin.html

In one to two months,

Google will add universal RSS feeds

to the personalized Google page.

RSS stands for really simple syndications,

which lets users aggregate

multiple news and information sources

onto a single display on their PCs, Mayer said.

Google announces personalized home page

Fri May 20, 2005 8:51 AM ET

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?t
ype=technologyNews&storyID=2005-05-20T125048Z_01_N19727257_RTRIDST_0_TECH-GOOGLE-DC.XML

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/
technology/aaron-swartz-internet-activist-dies-at-26.html

RSV

respiratory syncytial virus

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/22/
1201133961/cdc-recommends-rsv-vaccine-in-late-pregnancy-to-protect-newborns

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/21/
1194677541/pfizers-rsv-vaccine-to-protect-babies-gets-greenlight-from-fda

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/05/
1192249265/rsv-prevention-cdc-nirsevimab

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/
rsv-tripledemic-us-europe-covid-flu-respiratory-syncytial-virus

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/
1133040571/rsv-questions-answers-treatment-options

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/
1130764314/childrens-hospitals-rsv-surge

RSVP

What does 'RSVP' mean?

"RSVP" is an initialism of the French phrase,

"répondez s'il vous plaît."

this directly translates to "Respond, if you please."

The initialism is often used

to confirm attendance for an event,

such as a wedding, birthday party or baby shower.

More colloquially, people will use "RSVP"

to describe the action of replying to an invite.

Even though "RSVP" comes from France,

it is not used much there since it is seen as formal.

Now, it is more common to see "SVP,"

which stands for "S'il vous plaît," used.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/03/04/
rsvp-meaning-definition-origin-explained/11280641002/

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/
1226817598/totem-film-review

ReTweet

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/24/
twitter-12-things-not-to-say

rtfm

Read The Fucking Manual

RTM

Release To Manufacturing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/22/
windows7-rtm-release

RUC

Royal Ulster Constabulary Northern Ireland

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/sep/11/ira-murders-claim-to-smithwick

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/19/
northernireland

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/apr/02/northernireland.henrymcdonald

Recreation Vehicle

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/
california-wildfires-altadena/ - July 3, 2025

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/02/
894354280/not-flying-this-summer-
many-americans-are-hitting-the-road-in-rvs

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/
realestate/virus-sheltering-in-place-rvs.html

http://www.npr.org/2016/03/28/
468172578/ready-for-a-road-trip-rvs-are-rolling-back-into-fashion

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/
travel/in-a-rented-rv-roaming-western-roads.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/us/
04rv.html

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/
travel/escapes/07RV.html

Rx Drug

Prescription drug USA

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