# Regex for acronyms

**URL:** <https://forum.xbench.net/t/regex-for-acronyms/1282>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 20, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/regex-for-acronyms/1282 "2025-03-20T13:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![scavicchio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/scavicchio/32/482_2.png) [@scavicchio](https://forum.xbench.net/u/scavicchio)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/regex-for-acronyms/1282/1 "2025-03-20T13:34:27Z")

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I constantly have to find out the full form of acronyms.  
In Trados, to find the long form of the acronym FMS, I go to the filter, choose Regex and case-sensitive, and type this expression in the Source field:  
\bF\w+\sM\w+\sS\w+\b  
Now I want to convert this expression for use in Xbench. I’ve tried several formulations, but I can’t get it to work.  
Could someone please help me?  
Thanks in advance,  
Sílvia

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**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/regex-for-acronyms/1282/2 "2025-03-20T15:31:14Z")

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Try the following search:

`"<F[^[:space:]]+> <M[^[:space:]]+> <S[^[:space:]]+>"`  
Case sensitive, PowerSearch: enabled.  
Search mode: regular expressions

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**Author:** ![scavicchio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/scavicchio/32/482_2.png) [@scavicchio](https://forum.xbench.net/u/scavicchio)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/regex-for-acronyms/1282/3 "2025-03-20T15:45:50Z")

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> [@omartin](#):
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> “\<F[\[1\]]+\> \<M[\[2\]]+\> \<S[\[3\]]+\>”

Hi, Oscar!

It worked fine.

Thank you very much!

Abraços,  
Sílvia

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