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CMS

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01website software

B2 · Computing

n. Stands for Content Management System. This is software that helps you create, manage, and change content on a website without needing to write all the code yourself.

n. Abbreviation for Content Management System. A software application or set of related programs used to create and manage digital content, typically for websites.

“We use a popular CMS like WordPress to keep our blog updated every week.”

“The development team recommended migrating to a headless CMS to provide greater flexibility for the front-end user experience.”

Technical

Usage

Usually treated as a countable noun.

Synonyms

02writing style guide

C1

n. Stands for Chicago Manual of Style. It is a famous book of rules for how to write and format academic papers and books.

n. Abbreviation for Chicago Manual of Style. A widely used style guide for American English, especially in academic publishing and the humanities.

“The professor asked us to format our history essays according to CMS rules.”

“While many social science journals prefer APA, most university presses in the United States still adhere strictly to CMS for book-length manuscripts.”

Academic · American English

Usage

Often used with 'the' as in 'the CMS'.

Synonyms

Chicago style

03healthcare agency

C1

n. Stands for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This is the US government agency that manages major health insurance programs.

n. Abbreviation for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that administers the nation's major healthcare programs.

“The hospital had to follow new rules released by CMS last year.”

“The recent policy shift by CMS regarding reimbursement rates has caused significant concern among rural healthcare providers.”

American English · Formal

04particle detector

C2 · Science

n. Stands for Compact Muon Solenoid. It is a large, powerful machine used by scientists to study the smallest parts of the universe.

n. Abbreviation for Compact Muon Solenoid. One of the two large general-purpose particle physics detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

“Scientists at the CMS experiment are looking for new types of particles.”

“The CMS collaboration published findings that provided crucial evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson.”

Technical

Real-World Examples

“Of the 29 shark and ray species in Australian waters that are listed under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), 18 species, or 62%, had no published movement information.”
Phys.org · 17 Sept 2026

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