Short for regulation; a rule or requirement that must be followed.
Abbreviation of 'regulation,' from Latin 'regulatus' meaning controlled or ordered, related to 'regula' meaning rule or straightedge.
The abbreviation 'reg' appears frequently in modern speech—especially in gaming, military, and workplace contexts—showing how jargon evolves as communities need faster ways to reference complex systems of rules.
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