Definizione monolingua

acronym

acronym (plural acronyms)

1. An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letters taken from a word or series of words, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism.
2. A pronounceable word formed from the beginnings (letter or syllable) of other words and thus representing the phrase so formed, e.g. Benelux = the countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg considered as a political or economic whole.
3. Any abbreviation so formed, regardless of pronunciation, such as TNT, IBM, or XML.

Definizione dizionario acronym

	acronimo
	word formed by initial letters
	An abbreviation that is formed using the initial letters of words or word parts in a phrase or name.

abbreviamento

acrinomo

sigla

Altri significati:

any abbreviation formed by initial letters

Any abbreviation so formed, regardless of pronunciation, such as TNT, IBM, or XML.

An abbreviation formed by (usually initial) letters taken from a word or series of words, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism.

A pronounceable word formed from the beginnings (letter or syllable) of other words and thus representing the phrase so formed, e.g. Benelux = the countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg considered as a political or economic whole.