Substantiv
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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.
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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.
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Any abbreviation so formed, regardless of pronunciation, such as TNT, IBM, or XML.
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