GNU Info

Info Node: (vera.info)Acronym

(vera.info)Acronym


Next: History Prev: Format Up: Top
Enter node , (file) or (file)node

Acronym
*******

An acronym is a word derived from the initial letters or groups of
letters of several other words.

Popular examples are:
_Laser_, from "(l)ight (a)mplification by (s)timulated (e)mission of
(r)adiation", _Radar_, from "(ra)dio (d)etecting (a)nd (r)anging" or
_snafu_, which should politely be rendered as "(s)ituation (n)ormal,
(a)ll (f)ouled (u)p".

The word acronym itself derives from the Greek words _akros_ "the
highest, the most outer" and _onyma_ "name".

Please note that acronyms are always pronounced as the spelling
indicates.


automatically generated by info2www version 1.2.2.9