word formed from the first initials of several words (i.e. NASA)
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Acronym Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name
(hypernym) form, word form, signifier, descriptor
(class) DINK
Acronym Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
a word formed from the first letter of a group of words e.g AIDA or SWOT; it is used as a memory aid.
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Acronym Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Technically, a word that is formed by combining some parts (usually the first letters) of some other terms. For example, modem is the acronym derived from modulator/demodulator. In everyday speech, the term is also used to refer to abbreviations, which are combinations of letters representing a longer phrase. For example, CRT is an abbreviation for cathode ray tube. The difference is that an acronym is pronounced as if it were a word rather than just a series of individual letters.
Newsgroups, chat rooms, and e-mail have spawned a rich set of acronyms and abbreviations for common phrases. A few of the more common ones are listed below.
Acronym Meaning
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BTW By The Way
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
LOL Laughing Out Loud
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTFM Read The F***ing Manual
TIA Thanks In Advance
Newsgroups, chat rooms, and e-mail have spawned a rich set of acronyms and abbreviations for common phrases. A few of the more common ones are listed below.
Acronym Meaning
ASAP As Soon As Possible
BTW By The Way
FWIW For What It's Worth
FYI For Your Information
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
LOL Laughing Out Loud
ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RTFM Read The F***ing Manual
TIA Thanks In Advance
An identifier formed from some of the letters often the initials of a phrase and used as an abbreviation.
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Acronym Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) or parts of words (as in Benelux and Ameslan). There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms (see nomenclature) nor on written usage (see orthographic styling). In English and most other languages, such abbreviations have historically had limited use, but their coinage and use became much more common in the 20th century. As a type of word formation process, acronyms and initialisms are viewed as a subtype of blending.
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