Rec
Receptions
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Rec is an abbreviation often used when suggesting books, movies, TV shows, music, or other media. Instead of asking, "Do you have any recommendations?" someone might simply say, "Got any recs?" This abbreviation is especially popular in online communities, where people share their favorite content and look for new things to enjoy.
The abbreviation "rec" has existed for many years but gained traction as online messaging arose in the 1990s and 2000s in Internet forums and social media. Book lovers, movie buffs, gamers, and music fans who frequently exchange suggestions commonly use the abbreviation. For example, you might be in a group chat, on Bookstagram, or browsing a fan forum and see people discussing their latest recs and looking for new ones to check out.
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Rec is an abbreviation for receptions commonly used in football, more specifically fantasy football (FFB). The abbreviation is used as a statistic to record the number of catches that a player has from a QB.
The RB, TE, and FB positions are all eligible to catch a pass from the QB but the abbreviation is most often seen with the WR position. In FFB, some leagues, like PPR leagues, award points for catches made by WRs and RBs.