VAC

Electrical potential abbreviation

Vac is an informal shortening of vacuum, usually referring to a vacuum cleaner: I need to run the vac before company arrives.

In other contexts, vac shortens vacation: spring vac, Christmas vac—more common in British English.

The plural vacs appears in both senses.

appliance

hoover

Clean with suction machine

  • suctionPulling via pressure difference
  • carpetThick floor textile
  • dustFine settled particles

Dyson · canister · upright · cordless · bagless · HEPA · attachments · nozzle · hose · filter

abbreviation

holiday

Day of rest

getaway · trip · sabbatical · PTO · annual leave · respite · downtime · recess · furlough · staycation

medical

vaccine

Disease prevention injection

jab · booster · inoculation · dose · needle · injection · syringe · antibody · immunity · serum

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Opposites
electrical current type

VACDC

Unidirectional electrical flow

direct current · DC voltage

OPERATIONAL STATE (as abbreviation for vacuum/vacancy)

VACoccupied

Currently in use

full · filled · pressurized · at capacity · staffed

occupancy/staffing status

VACoccupied

Currently in use

filled · staffed · in use · taken · employed

Phrases
Family

vacuum, vacuous, vacuity, vacate, vacation, vacant, vacancy, evacuate, evacuation

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