TW
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Geography & Places, Texting & Internet Slang |
TW has two meanings. It stands for Taiwan (country code) or Trigger warning (social media).
Meanings of TW at a glance
| # | TW stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | Geography & Places › Country Code |
| 2 | Trigger warning | Texting & Internet Slang › Social Media |
1. Taiwan
Geography & Places · Country Code Abbreviations
Taiwan, governed by the Republic of China with Taipei as its capital, uses TW for its .tw domain and TWN as its alpha-3 code. The ISO list names it Taiwan, Province of China, a designation Taiwan rejects.
Example: Laptops shipped from TW are mostly assembled in mainland China.
Sports bodies use TPE (Chinese Taipei). Traditional Chinese text is tagged zh-TW. The New Taiwan dollar trades as TWD.
2. Trigger warning
Texting & Internet Slang · Social Media Abbreviations
Label alerting readers that content may provoke strong emotional reactions in people with trauma, such as references to abuse, suicide or violence. Placed at the top of posts, articles and videos.
Example: TW: this thread talks about sexual assault and its aftermath.
Grew out of feminist blogs and LiveJournal communities in the 2000s and spread through Tumblr. Trigger warnings on university syllabi became a subject of public debate in the mid-2010s. Many writers now prefer CW (content warning), considered more inclusive. Usually followed by a colon and the specific topic.
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