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ACRONYMS are a part of our everyday language - but in some cases, it's hard to know what the letters even stand for.

From popular brand names to commonly-used abbreviations, how many meanings do YOU know? Take this fun quiz to find out.

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ATM

1. Automatic Teller Machine
2. At The Money
3. Advanced Transfer Machine

PS

1. Post Script
2. Pixel Shifter
3. Promptly Signed

IKEA

1. Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Aunnaryd
2. Innovation Kinesthetic, Each and Always
3. I'm Keeping Everything Always

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M&Ms

1. Munchy & Moreish
2. Melted & mouthwatering
3. Mars & Murrie's

HSBC

1. House of Scarily Big Credit
2. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
3. Honkong's Starter Banking Company

E-fit

1. Electronic Facial Identification Technique
2. Every Face's Identification Tag
3. Each Forehead Is Tagged

BMW

1. Bayterische Motoren Werke
2. Big Motor Warehouse
3. Bright Modern Work

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SCUBA

1. Separate Container for Underwater Breathing Activity
2. Singular Crafted Underwater Breathing Ability
3. Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus

Yahoo

1. Yet Another Hierarchical Organisational Oracle
2. Yet Another Helpful Online Organisation
3. It's not an acronym, it's just meant to be catchy

GIF

1. Grand Interactive Fluctuation
2. Graphics Interchange Format
3. Gradual Idea Forming

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