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Abbreviations and acronyms are shortened forms of words or phrases. An abbreviation is typically a shortened form of words used to represent the whole (such as Dr. or Prof.) while an acronym contains a set of initial letters from a phrase that usually form another word (such as radar or scuba).
- Is FBI an acronym or abbreviation?
- What is difference in abbreviation and acronym?
- Is WTF an acronym?
- Is NASA an acronym or abbreviation?
Is FBI an acronym or abbreviation?
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is an initialism. AIDS is an acronym, while HIV is an initialism.
What is difference in abbreviation and acronym?
An abbreviation is a truncated word; an acronym is made up of parts of the phrase it stands for and is pronounced as a word (ELISA, AIDS, GABA); an initialism is an acronym that is pronounced as individual letters (DNA, RT-PCR). For the purposes of this section, “abbreviation” will refer to all of these.
Is WTF an acronym?
Score one for Internet slang. The acronym “WTF,” which stands for “What the [fudge],” no longer has to compete with the World Taekwondo Federation for meaning, although really, it never did. After having used the acronym for 44 years, the organization declared Friday it will now be known simply as World Taekwondo.
Is NASA an acronym or abbreviation?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act in 1958.
