And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Alternative form of etc.

(finance) Acronym of Exchange-Traded Commodity. / (wireless location) Acronym of Electronic Toll Collection (system to eliminate delays on toll roads by collecting them electronically)

(railways, transport) Initialism of European Train Control System (a signalling, control and train protection system, especially for high-speed lines.)

Initialism of electronic toll collection system.

Alternative form of et cetera

Alternative form of et cetera

To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.

Obsolete form of eddish.

a needle-sharp steel tool for incising into plates in etching and the production of dry points.