Acronym - Wikipedia
WEBAn acronym, a type of abbreviation, is a word or name consisting of parts of the full name's words.
Lists of acronyms - Wikipedia
WEBLists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations - Wikipedia
WEBThis guideline covers the use of abbreviations—including acronyms and initialisms, contractions, and other shortenings—in the English Wikipedia. Maintaining a consistent abbreviation style allows Wikipedia to be read, written, edited, and navigated more easily by readers and editors.
Acronym - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBAn acronym is a word whose letters are the first letters of other words. People often create a short acronym that means the same thing as a much longer phrase (set of words). This is faster and shorter to say than the long phrase. Examples of acronyms are: COBOL - COmmon Business Oriented Language
acronym - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
WEBApr 5, 2024 · acronym (plural acronyms) ( linguistics ) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words. Generally such abbreviations, including those pronounced as individual letters ( initialisms such as " TNT ").
Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a directory of abbreviations used on Wikipedia for various pages, processes, policies, and proposals. For the guideline on the use of abbreviations in articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations . For terms commonly used on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Glossary. See also: Wikipedia:Edit summary legend and Wikipedia:Directory.
Abbreviation - Wikipedia
WEBAn abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning "short") is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word abbreviation itself can be abbreviated as abbr., abbrv., or abbrev..
Acronym | Definition, Types, Examples, & Structure | Britannica
WEBAcronym, abbreviation formed from the initial letter or group of letters of two or more words. The term dates to the 1940s and derives from the Greek words akros, meaning “topmost” or “highest,” and onyma, meaning “name” or “word.” Some scholars suggest it was borrowed from the German Akronym,
Wikipedia:Acronyms - Wikipedia
WEBAcronyms and abbreviations are commonly used by Wikipedia editors: Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations, a directory of all the abbreviations used on Wikipedia. Wikipedia:List of shortcuts, abbreviated redirects to non-main namespace.
List of acronyms and initialisms - Simple English Wikipedia, the …
WEBList of acronyms and initialisms - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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