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title: "3.1.4 Abbreviations"
date: "2025-03-31T10:35:28+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to identify and explain abbreviations for improved accessibility in your web content."
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url: "/web-governance/314-abbreviations"
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Introduction
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This collection provides information about the related Acquia Web Governance accessibility checks for [WCAG success criteria 3.1.4 Abbreviations](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/abbreviations.html).

Additional resources
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If you cannot find the help article for a specific check that is failing, it is possible that the help article is not documented. For more information, visit [The help article for my check is missing](/web-governance/help-article-my-check-missing "The help article for my check is missing").

### WCAG success criteria

*   [3.1.4 Abbreviations](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/abbreviations.html)