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Hilariously enough, NAND is the only acronym. The others are initialisms.

• ajnin 9y ago
  Initialisms are acronyms.
  • wnoise 9y ago
    Other way around. Acronyms are the subset of initialisms that are pronounceable.
    • cmurf 9y ago
      Dictionary.com uses same definitions for both words, just in a different order. The first definition of acronym is when initials form a pronounced word; which is the second definition of initialism. So they're the same thing with the difference being vernacular.
    • andoriyu 9y ago
      I'm 100% sure they both are subsets of abbreviations and the only difference is how they pronounced. I'm also pretty sure (not 100%) that due to misuse it's now okay to use them interchangeably according to some dictionaries.
• NamTaf 9y ago
  You don't pronounce 'zill' and 'zef-ess' as acronyms?