I reckon that if it isn't an abbreviation for any extant longer name, it is
no longer an abbreviation, and has become the full name in its own right.
On 18 Jun 2014 10:06, "Pieren" <[email protected]> wrote:

> After a quick search:
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20011218005945/http://www.kwtv.com/news/strange/ixl.htm
>
> it seems that the name **is** an abbreviation (and "for what" is
> lost), in which case you don't have to expand it. (perhaps add a tag
> "note" to explain the case...)
>
> Pieren
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