Noun

acronym (plural acronyms)

  1. An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letters taken from a word or series of words, and which is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism.
  2. A pronounceable word formed from the beginnings (letter or syllable) of other words and thus representing the phrase so formed, e.g. Benelux = the countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg considered as a political or economic whole.
  3. Any abbreviation so formed, regardless of pronunciation, such as TNT, IBM, or XML.

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Mon Jul 26 20:57:18 2010

Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) or parts of words (as in Benelux). There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms (see nomenclature), nor on written usage (see orthographic styling). While popular in recent English, such abbreviations have historical use in English as well as other languages. As a type of word formation process, acronyms and initialisms are viewed as a subtype of blending.

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Mon Jul 26 22:36:55 2010

What is a good acronym for WGN and CSN related to the Chicago Bulls?
Q. The Chicago Bulls who are a NBA team will either be playing on WGN or CSN. So I want to make a poster board that has a acronym of the channel they play on so we can get on TV. Any ideas related to the Bulls or something clever would really help! GO BULLS!!!
Asked by GQ - Tue Oct 14 00:08:28 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. We Got Nocioni or how about Woo! Go Nuggets!!
Answered by Zander - Tue Oct 14 02:53:48 2008

Do people freak out about HPV more because its acronym is similar to HIV?
Q. HPV causes genital warts and can lead to cancer in some cases, but it is not the same thing as HIV. I think some people who are ignorant of the diseases tend to subconsciously overreact to hearing the acronym HPV, confusing it with HIV. Don't you wish there was another acronym for HPV? I wasn't asking why people freak out about HPV, but if they have a stronger reaction to the acronym due to its similarity to HIV.
Asked by Jessica - Tue Aug 21 12:44:23 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I suppose, but I think people freak out just because it's an std, and what they don't realise is that more than 50 percent of the people they encounter or work with or whatever probably have some sort of std. It's just stereotypical, I guess. There are several different types of HPV. Their are 2 main types one causes genital warts, and the other causes cervical cancer. If you have HPV, either type, it's extremely important to make regular appointments with an obgyn. But HPV is the common cold of stds, in fact it usually goes away within a few years... So it's not that bad really...
Answered by Latefortea - Tue Aug 21 13:15:23 2007

I need an acronym for our Anger Management class?
Q. I work at a counseling center and we have a class for those needing Anger Management. I need an acronym for the name of the program. We were using TAME (Treatment in Anger Management Effectiveness), but the staff member who created that acronym is leaving our center and we can't use it anymore. Does anyone have any ideas? These can't be derogatory or rude as we work with courts and probation ect.
Asked by Jessica - Thu Apr 9 13:45:13 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's not an acronym, but how about CCC? Cool, calm and collected. 3C?
Answered by Steve C - Fri Apr 10 09:17:31 2009

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I got a better one, just call is BS, it encompasses everything including the need for an . acronym. such as VLCC as BS would stand for "BIG SHIP". In any case, some 40% of the world's ocean going freight vessels cross through the strait ...

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