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initialism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acronym |
| Type of | form, word form, descriptor, signifier |
`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
initialism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | abbreviation |
HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language.
Examples of initialism
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Adding more letters to the initialism means precision and a spirit of inclusion.
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Abandonment of the initialism did not end the two organizations'legal conflict.
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In initialisms, the Geresh is written after the last letter of the initialism.
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Common examples are digital literacy and initialism literacy in the workplace.
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Just because a popular term has an initialism doesn't mean it should be capitalized.
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The organisation is usually referred to by its French initialism, BIPM.
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In describing such abbreviations, the term initialism is inapplicable.
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For the initialism ABASA, see Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation.
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The initialism am should not be written out in full in times and does not need to be linked.
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- Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name. These components may be individual letters (as in CEO) or parts of words (as in Benelux). ...
- A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter
- (Initialisms) UN (United Nations), ATA (American Translators Association)
- Any word, whether an acronym or an alphabetism, formed from the first letters of other words. See discussion under acronym for more information.
- Originally described abbreviations formed from the initial letters of words, without reference to pronunciation. The word acronym was coined in 1943 by Bell Laboratories^[1] for abbreviations pronounced as words, such as NATO and AIDS. ...
