Jump to:

• SW
  SW

  abbreviation

  shipper's weight.
• Sw.
  Sw.

  abbreviation

  Sweden.
• S/W
  S/W

  abbreviation

  software.
• S.W.
  S.W.

  abbreviation

  South Wales.

SW

¹ American  

Also Sw

abbreviation

1. shipper's weight.

2. southwest.

3. southwestern.

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Sw. ² American  

Or Swed

abbreviation

1. Sweden.

2. Swedish.

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S/W ³ American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. software.

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S.W. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. South Wales.

2. southwest.

3. southwestern.

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SW ¹ British  

symbol

1. southwest(ern)

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abbreviation

1. short wave

Sw. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Sweden

2. Swedish

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Example Sentences

Jochen Heinz, an executive from German factory machinery maker SW Machines, cautioned that AI can sometimes make mistakes by, for instance, giving misleading instructions for repairs or incorrectly claiming to have detected problems.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Shares in Sodexo SW -11.10%decrease; red down pointing triangle plunged after the French group reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the first half and reduced its expectations for fiscal 2026 as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

SW: It is like the basketball analogy, he gets the triple-double every game.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Increased risk of strong/severe thunderstorms across SW California tonight/Tue morning, capable of local damaging wind gusts of 60 mph+ brief heavy downpours+small hail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

At police request, the press printed a telephone number, SW 5-8117, for “stricdy confidential” information that anyone might offer concerning the slaying.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey