NR
Abbreviation with 5 meanings
| Stands for | No refills |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 5 |
| Categories | Medical, Technology & Computing, Sports, Geography & Places |
| Also written | Nr |
NR has five meanings. The most common are No refills (prescription) and New Radio (telecom); it can also stand for National record, Nauru and Near.
Meanings of NR at a glance
| # | NR stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No refills | Medical › Prescription |
| 2 | New Radio | Technology & Computing › Telecom |
| 3 | National record | Sports › Other Sports |
| 4 | Nauru | Geography & Places › Country Code |
| 5 | Near | Geography & Places › Address |
1. No refills
Medical · Prescription Abbreviations
Notation on a prescription meaning it may be filled only once. Federal law already forbids refills on Schedule II controlled substances, while Schedule III and IV prescriptions may be refilled up to five times within six months.
Example: Oxycodone 5 mg #12, NR; reassess pain at follow-up visit.
Sometimes written "0 refills" or the Latin "non rep." (non repetatur, do not repeat). Leaving the refill field blank is usually interpreted as no refills, but writing NR or 0 prevents a number from being added later. NR in lab reports means "nonreactive", an unrelated use.
2. New Radio
Technology & Computing · Telecom Abbreviations
Name of the 5G radio interface standardized by 3GPP, covering how phones and base stations communicate over the air. Phones may display "5G NR", and 5G frequency bands are labeled with an "n", such as n78.
Example: The phone supports 5G NR bands n41, n71 and n78.
3GPP defined two frequency ranges: FR1, below about 7 GHz, and FR2, the millimeter-wave bands above 24 GHz. NR uses flexible OFDM numerology, allowing wider channels and shorter time slots than LTE. "NR-U" refers to operation in unlicensed spectrum. 5G NR can run with an LTE anchor (non-standalone) or with a 5G core (standalone).
3. National record
Sports · Other Sports Abbreviations
Best mark ever by an athlete from a given country in an event. National federations ratify these, and results lists mark them NR.
Example: His 13:05 was an NR, breaking a mark that had stood for 22 years.
Continental records (AR for area record, such as ER for European or AM for Americas) sit between national and world records. NR is also common in film ratings shorthand, meaning "not rated".
4. Nauru
Geography & Places · Country Code Abbreviations
One of the world's smallest countries at 21 square kilometres, a Pacific island republic with no official capital; government offices are in Yaren District. Phosphate mining once made it one of the richest nations per person.
Example: Australia's offshore processing center in NR has drawn international criticism.
The alpha-3 code is NRU. Nauru uses the Australian dollar and has about 12,000 residents.
5. Near (Nr)
Geography & Places · Address Abbreviations
Used in British addresses and directions to place a small village near a better-known town, as in Upper Slaughter, nr Cheltenham. Royal Mail does not need it, because the postcode identifies the location.
Example: Rose Cottage, Upper Slaughter, nr Cheltenham
Before postcodes, nr helped sorting offices route mail to tiny hamlets. Estate agents still use it to borrow the prestige of a nearby town.
Related abbreviations
More prescription abbreviations
- mg/m2 – Milligrams per square meter
- mL/h – Milliliters per hour
- nocte – Nocte (at night)
- non rep – Non repetatur (do not repeat)
- NTE – Not to exceed
- OD – Omni die (once daily)
- OJ – Orange juice
- PC – Post cibum (after meals)
See all 77 prescription abbreviations →
More telecom abbreviations
- MVNO – Mobile virtual network operator
- MWC – Mobile World Congress
- NB-IoT – Narrowband Internet of Things
- NFC – Near-field communication
- OFDM – Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
- ONT – Optical network terminal
- OTT – Over-the-top
- PAYG – Pay as you go
See all 114 telecom abbreviations →
This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.