abbreviate

It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off.

But as delivery schedules have dwindled into hours, even the gigantic warehouse full of stuff in a central place such as the triangle is proving insufficient. Now, companies also need smaller distribution centres around the country, to respond rapidly to orders and to abbreviate the last mile as much as possible.

bovine spongiform encephalopathy is more commonly known by its abbreviated form BSE.