etc.

(idea) by whizkid (6.4 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Jun 15 2000 at 18:42:23
Short for "et cetera", Latin for "and other things".
(idea) by humbabba (4 wk) (print)   (I like it!) Mon Oct 09 2000 at 17:27:01
Not to be confused, as it so often is, with et al., short for et alia, Latin for "and others." Broadly speaking, etc. applies to things while et al. applies to people.
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