ext.
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Extension |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Writing & Everyday, Arts & Entertainment |
| Also written | Ext, EXT. |
ext. has two meanings. It stands for Extension (email and office) or Exterior (film, television and theater).
Meanings of ext. at a glance
| # | ext. stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Extension | Writing & Everyday › Email and Office |
| 2 | Exterior | Arts & Entertainment › Film, Television and Theater |
1. Extension
Writing & Everyday · Email and Office Abbreviations · also used in geography
Identifies an internal telephone extension that routes a call to a particular person or desk within an organization's phone system. It follows the main number in email signatures, directories and business cards.
Example: Call the front desk at 555-0142, ext. 237, and ask for Joanne in billing.
Also written x or Ext.; callers usually dial the extension after an automated greeting. The tel URI standard (RFC 3966) writes extensions as ";ext=" for click-to-call links. In computing, "ext" can also abbreviate a file extension or name the Linux ext family of file systems, such as ext4.
2. Exterior (EXT.)
Arts & Entertainment · Film, Television and Theater Abbreviations
Screenplay scene-heading prefix indicating an outdoor scene, as in "EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY". Exterior scenes affect scheduling because they depend on weather and daylight.
Example: EXT. DESERT HIGHWAY - DAWN. A pickup truck speeds past a lone gas station.
Scenes moving between inside and outside, such as driving shots, are headed "INT./EXT." Location managers plan exteriors around permits and sunrise and sunset times. Ext. is also a common abbreviation for a telephone extension.
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- EOQ – End of quarter
- EOW – End of week
- EOY – End of year
- ETA – Estimated time of arrival
- F2F – Face to face
- Fwd – Forward
- FYA – For your action
- FYI – For your information
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