Determiners

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Is It a HDD or an HDD?

Both are correct. When pronouncing HDD as individual letters, we say "an HDD". By contrast, when pronouncing the acronym as words (Hard Disk Drive), we put the article "a".
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Is It an HIV Test or a HIV Test?

It’s an HIV test. Since we commonly pronounce HIV as individual letters, and the "H" sounds like "eich", we use the indefinite article "an".
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Is It an HDMI Cable or a HDMI Cable?

It’s an HDMI cable. Since the initial letter of the abbreviation HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) sounds like "eich", we use "an".
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Is It an HDL or a HDL?

It’s an HDL. The abbreviation HDL is typically pronounced as individual letters. Since the first letter, the h, starts with a vowel sound (aich), it takes the article "an".
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Is It an H or a H?

It’s an H. Because the character H starts with a vowel sound (aitch), we use the indefinite article "an".
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Is It an FYI or a FYI?

It’s an FYI. Because the letter F begins with a vowel sound, we use the article "an".
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Is It an FDA-approved or a FDA-approved?

It’s an FDA-approved. The initial letter of the acronym FDA (the F) has a vowel sound (eff). Since the rule for using "a" or "an" is based on pronunciation, not spelling, we use "an".
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Is It an FBI Agent or a FBI Agent?

It’s an FBI agent. Because the acronym FBI begins with a vowel sound (the F sounds like "eff"), we use the article "an".
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Is It an F or a F?

It’s an F. Since the consonant F begins with a vowel sound (eff), it takes the article "an".
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