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I wonder if there's a word for these kinds of nested or multi-layer acronyms. Acronyms in acronyms.

• ModernMech 5y ago
  It's like a recursive acronym with a base case, so it terminates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acronym
  • hoosieree 5y ago
    Somebody needs to make a recursive acronym in the shape of the Ackermann function.
  • onaworkcomputer 5y ago
    It's not recursive, though -- that would only be true if AOL stood for AIM On-Line. Maybe "nested acronym" is a better term?
    • DougMellon 5y ago
      > Multi-layered acronyms: AIM: "AOL Instant Messenger," in which "AOL" originally stood for "America Online" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym