![]() The full series title was just "Enterprise" until the third season. With Boimler referring to Voyager (the ship) as "VOY" in LOW: "We'll Always Have Tom Paris", we have sort of an in-universe confirmation of the acronym. ![]() Although John Van Citters still confirmed in 2016 that it is supposed to be the official abbreviation, the only notable use of "VGR" can be found in the Star Trek Encyclopedia IV that remains consistent with its predecessors. Perhaps surprisingly for many fans, the official Star Trek site too uses "VOY", never "VGR". Most fan sources such as notably MA and TrekCore follow the example of EAS (since 1998) and use the abbreviation "VOY". The Star Trek Omnipedia (1995) and the Star Trek Encyclopedia II (1997) refer to Voyager as "VGR". "DSN" for the series is very uncommon as a standalone acronym, although it is occasionally used when followed by episode numbers. The correct spelling of the eponymous station, on the other hand, is "Deep Space 9". The series is named Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Production documents from the series commonly used the short name "Star Trek". Star Trek: The Next Generation is the first series that was referred to by an acronym during its original run, but more out of practicability than by design. ![]() After the name had been popularized in the internet, the DVD and Blu-ray sets are labeled as "Star Trek: The Animated Series". The sub-title "The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek" was used for promotional purposes since the 1970s and still on the covers of the VHS releases until the 1990s. The title cards of The Animated Series (TAS) just say "Star Trek", like those of TOS. Perhaps "The Cage" would deserve its own acronym "TC" for not being a regular TOS episode. This doesn't necessarily lead to confusion but in some cases seems to encourage the authors to neglect that the franchise consists of more than TOS (and perhaps the latest spin-offs that are in the news). While this acronym is the by far most common moniker in the official production and in the fandom, the original series is often referred to as just "Star Trek" in general interest news articles or in academic books and papers. In the US, TOS is usually pronounced as single letters, whereas "toss" appears to be more common in other parts of the world. Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) is a retronym that became useful after the creation of the sequels.
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