acronym means
full definition of acronym a word as nato radar or laser formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term also an abbreviation as fbi formed from initial letters initialism summing up an abbreviation is a shortening of a word or a phrase an acronym is an abbreviation that forms a word an initialism is an abbreviation that uses the first letter of each word in the phrase thus some but not all initialisms are acronyms full definition of acronym a word as nato radar or laser formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term also an abbreviation as fbi formed from initial letters initialism ac ro nym ic ˌa krə ˈni mik adjective acronym plural acronyms an abbreviation formed by usually initial letters taken from a word or series of words that is itself pronounced as a word such as ram radar or scuba sometimes contrasted with initialism the definition of an acronym is a word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase or title radar radio detecting and ranging and nato north atlantic treaty organization are each an example of an acronym an acronym pronounced ak ruh nihm from greek acro in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a pronounceable word the word may already exist or it can be a new word an acronym pronounced ak ruh nihm from greek acro in the sense of extreme or tip and onyma or name is an abbreviation of several words in such a way that the abbreviation itself forms a pronounceable word usage note in strict usage the term acronym refers to a word made from the initial letters or parts of other words such as sonar from so und na vigation and r anging the distinguishing feature of an acronym is that it is pronounced as if it were a single word in the manner of nato and nasa the definition of an acronym is a word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase or title plural acronyms an abbreviation formed by usually initial letters taken from a word or series of words that is itself pronounced as a word such as ram radar or scuba sometimes contrasted with initialism
An acronym is a word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase or title