An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA).
‘A whole language of abbreviated words and acronyms has developed with the huge popularity of the text message.’
‘There were also plenty of acronyms whose definitions were not just different versions of the same term.’
‘It's now perfectly acceptable to lowercase a company name, for example, and to create words out of acronyms.’
‘I would like future writers to create new compound words and acronyms.’
‘A list of abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols that should not be used also should be available.’
‘Although I'm heartily sick of three letter acronyms, NBA sounds impressive.’
‘An SKU, for those uninitiated in Intel three letter acronyms, is a stock keeping unit.’
‘I've reduced this heavy string of words to its acronym because it has a pleasing Latin sound and neatly wraps the whole shebang in one small package.’
‘In some cases the letters S-U-M-O are an acronym for something else altogether.’
‘The word laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.’
‘Finally we reach the last letter in the acronym, which is ‘T’ for transformation.’
‘Take the first letter of each concept, and make a fun acronym out of the letters.’
‘It is tempting to build in successive layers of meaning and symbols that derive from acronyms.’
‘In official language, this occurs through the use of technical terms - acronyms and jargon.’
‘It's generally accepted that you can use acronyms and abbreviations without explanation, where the term is well known by the audience.’
‘It has a glossary of acronyms, 2 pages of hints and tips and a step by step guide to using the computer software.’
‘Abbreviations and acronyms should be employed in a variety of forms.’
‘IT departments became very male places, and the techies traded acronyms and buzzwords to determine their position in the hierarchy.’
‘The glossary is especially beneficial in the era of ever-increasing medical terms and acronyms.’
‘Business Link says the ICT marketplace is full of confusing acronyms, terms and ever-changing technologies.’
shortened form, short form, contraction, elision, acronym, initialism, symbol, diminutive