What are examples of acronyms?
4 Answers
NASA, NAFTA, ASCII
Explanation:
Acronyms are abbreviations spoken or used as if they are words in themselves. Often they are pronounced as words, like the three above; otherwise they are pronounced as individual letters, like CIA or FBI.
an abbreviation formed of the first letters of words in a phrase or name.
Explanation:
TBA- To Be Announced
CIA- Central Intelligence Agency
MST-Mountain Standard Time
USA-United States of America
WWW-World Wide Web
MPH-Miles Per Hour
WFH-Work From Home
NASA-National Aeronautics & Space Agency
I'm not sure if you wanted specific examples of specific things so here's just some random ones I could think of off the top of my head.
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Explanation:
An acronym is a word, name or set of letters created as an abbreviation of a longer phrase or sentence. Usually connectives or words such as 'and' or 'of' are not included in the abbreviation.
Examples:
- NASA = National Aeronautics (and) Space Administration
- DIY = Do It Yourself
- DNA = Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Sim (card) = Subscriber Identity Module
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Explanation:
Acronyms are a combination of letters that stand for something. For instance, BIOS is an computer acronym, standing for Basic Input/output System. More examples can include
- NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- HTTP: Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
- GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
- LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
I think you get the point here. Acronyms are simply a group of letters in which the letters stand for a word.
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