List Shortener is a tool used to reduce the length of a list of items. Etalia (6 letters), ETC (3 letters), and ETAL (4 letters) are all abbreviations that can be used to shorten a list. Etalia stands for 'et alia, ' which is Latin for 'and others.' ETC stands for 'etcetera, ' which is Latin for 'and so forth.' Finally, ETAL stands for 'et al., ' which is Latin for 'and others.' All three abbreviations can be used to shorten a list of items without losing any of the important information.