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Some people make the following distinction: when pronounced as a word, it's an acronym. If it's not, then it's an initialism.
by akira2501 13y ago
Some people make the following distinction: when pronounced as a word, it's an acronym. If it's not, then it's an initialism.
- T-hawk 13y agoSome take the distinction further: only if it forms an actual word, like PATRIOT Act, is it an acronym. If it's pronounced but not a word, like NATO, it's an abbreviation.