• 省略しょうりゃく — omission; abbreviation
• 略語りゃくご — abbreviation; acronym
• 戦略せんりゃく — strategy
• 略図りゃくず — simplified diagram
• 略歴りゃくれき — brief résumé
• 攻略こうりゃく — capture; walkthrough (gaming)
• 略称りゃくしょう — short name; abbreviation
• 略式りゃくしき — informal; simplified form

略 originally conveyed a plan sketched over fields (田), with the sense of trimming details. By extension it covers “to omit,” “to condense,” and strategic planning where essentials are kept and excess is cut.