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Then let's also point out that it is NOT an acronym, but instead an initialism.
by fatbas202 5y ago
Then let's also point out that it is NOT an acronym, but instead an initialism.
- neogodless 5y agohttps://www.wordnik.com/words/acronym https://www.wordnik.com/words/acronym But... an initialism is an acronym. So it's both. > an initialism is an acronym that is pronounced as individual letters EDIT: Guess it depends on the source; even my link above says an acronym is "a pronounceable word", but another link I had clicked on had the quote above. shrug
- dspillett 5y agoI was taught the other way around: an acronym is an initialism that can be pronounced as a word, all acronyms are initialisms but not all initialisms are acronyms.