What is Acronym?
An '''acronym''' is a [[word]] whose [[Letter|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.{{cn|date=November 2024}} ==Examples== * [[COBOL]] - '''CO'''mmon '''B'''usiness '''O'''riented '''L'''anguage * [[LASER]] - '''L'''ight '''A'''mplification through '''S'''timulated '''E'''mmission of '''R'''adiation * [[QUANGO]] - '''Qu'''asi-'''a'''utonomous '''n'''on-'''g'''overnmental '''o'''rganisation * [[RADAR]] - '''RA'''dio '''D'''etecting '''A'''nd '''R'''anging * [[SARS]] - '''S'''evere '''A'''cute '''R'''espiratory '''S'''yndrome * [[SCUBA]] - '''S'''elf-'''C'''ontained '''U'''nderwater '''B'''reathing '''A'''pparatus * [[SNAFU]] - '''S'''ituation '''N'''ormal: '''A'''ll '''F'''ouled '''U'''p An acronym usually must be able to be spoken as word. Other abbreviations such as ASAP<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/asap|title=Asap definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> ('''a'''s '''s'''oon '''a'''s '''p'''ossible), USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/usa|title=USA definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> (the '''U'''nited '''S'''tates of '''A'''merica), ECU<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/ecu|title=ECU definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> ('''E'''uropean '''C'''urrency '''U'''nit), FBI<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fbi|title=FBI definition and meaning {{!}} Collins English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> ('''F'''ederal '''B'''ureau of '''I'