Excellent posting sirGopalakrishnan
On Saturday, 27 January, 2024 at 08:46:03 am IST, 'venkat giri' via
KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote:
RespectedSir/s,
SUBJECT: ACRONYMS
ACRO+ONYM
The word acronym is formed from theGreek roots
akro-,meaning 'height, summit, or tip', and -nym, 'name'.
Thisneoclassical compound appears to have originated in German, with
attestationsfor the German form Akronym appearing as early as 1921
Noun. ac·ro·nym ˈa-krə-ˌnim.: a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed
from the initial letter orletters of each of the successive parts or major
parts of a compound term. also:an abbreviation (such as FBI) formed from
initial letters : initialise.a word formed from the initial letters or groups
of letters ofwords in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a
separate word,
as
1. Wacfrom Women's Army Corps
2. OPEC fromOrganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from
long-rangenavigation.
:A word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter
orletters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound ter.
OKis technically an acronym. It comes from the phrase "ollkorrect,"a humorous
alteration of "all correct."
An ACRONYM isa word created by combining the first letter or syllable of
each word in aphrase to create a new, single word. Here are a few examples of
popularacronyms:
FOMO: fear of missingout. GIF: graphics interchange format.
PIN: personal identification number.
An acronym is a word formed byabbreviating a phrase by combining
certain letters of words in the phrase(often the first initial of each) into a
single term. Weuse abbreviations every day—in writing, texting, note-taking,
and talking.There are a few different categories of abbreviations, and acronyms
are one ofthem. When you shorten a phrase by using just the first letter of
each word andthen pronounce it as a new word, you’re using an acronym.
Common examples of acronyms includeNASA (an acronym for National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) and FOMO (aslang acronym for fear of
missing out). The word scuba comes from an acronymfor self-contained underwater
breathing apparatus.
Althoughacronym is sometimes used generally to refer to any term formed from
this kindof abbreviation, it typically refers to ones that can be pronounced as
a word.
Acronyms are often associated with theiruse in certain fields that use a
lot of technical terms, like science, tech,and the military. But they’re
popular in all kinds of contexts since they’re aneasy way to make long phrases
much shorter.
Example:STEM is an acronym that stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering,
andMathematics.”
Wheredoes acronym come from?
Savvy shoppers love the acronym BOGO, because it means “buy one,get one” free.
Eventhe brand’s nam Avre—an acronym for “authentic, versatile,
responsible,empowered”—embodies the brand’s platforms.
a pronounceable name made up of a series of initial letters orparts of words;
for example, UNESCO for the United Nations Educational,Scientific, and Cultural
Organization.
Hereare a few examples of popular acronyms:
AM/PM Abbreviations for “ante meridiem” and “postmeridiem”
ASAP As soon as possible
BOGO Buy one, get one
BOPUS Buy online, pick up in store
ICYMI An abbreviation meaning “in case youmissed it”
FOMO Fear of missing out
FWIW An abbreviation meaning “for what it’sworth”
LASER Light amplification by stimulated emissionof radiation
Ms. Commonly considered anabbreviation for “miss,”
buttechnically it’s not an abbreviation
P.S. Anabbreviation for “postscript”
PIN Personalidentification number
RADAR Radio detecting and ranging
RIP Restin peace
SCUBA Self-contained underwater breathingapparatus
SMART Specific,measurable, attainable, realistic,
time-bound (commonly used when setting goals)
SNAFU Situation normal, all fouled up
SOHCAHTOA Acronym usedin mathematics
to remember the trigonometric
functionssine, cosine, and tangent.
SONAR Sound navigation and ranging
SOS Commonly assumed to stand for “saveour ship”,
Or SAVEOUR SOUL.
TASER Tom A. Swift Electric Rifle
VIN Vehicle identification number
WD-40 Water Displacement, 40th formula
YOLO You only live once
ZIP Zone improvement plan
Computerand Internet acronyms
AJAX Asynchronous JavaScript And XML
CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test
to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
Fios Fiber Optic Service
GIF Graphics Interchange Format
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSON JavaScript Object Notation
PNG Portable Network Graphics
RAM Random Access Memory
SIM Subscriber Identity Module (as in a SIMcard)
URL An initialism that stands for
“UniformResource Locator”
WiFi An abbreviation commonly thought to stand
for“Wireless FidelityMilitary and government acronyms
AWOL Absent without leave
CONUS The Continental United States
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FLOTUS First Lady of the United States
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability andAccountability
Act of 1996
HUD Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment
ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement
NATO NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization
OCONUS Outsidethe Continental United States
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
POTUS Presidentof the United States
SCOTUS SupremeCourt of the United States
SWAT SpecialWeapons And Tactics
WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants, and Children
Medical acronyms
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease of 2019
CPAP Continuouspositive airway pressure
ICU Intensive care unit
NICU Neonatal intensive care unit
Preop An abbreviation for “preoperative”
Postop An abbreviation for “postoperative”
ROM Range of motion
SARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome
STAT An abbreviation for “statim,”
which is Latin for “immediately”
UTI Urinary tract infection
Brandand organizational acronyms
ABBA The name of the famous Swedish pop group
combines the first initialof its members’
names— Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid.
Aflac American Family Life Assurance Company ofColumbus
AT&T An initialism for “American Telephone andTelegraph”
BAFTA British Academy of Film and Television Arts
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and ReliefEverywhere
DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Epcot Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association
GEICO Government Employees Insurance Company
NASDAQ NationalAssociation of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotations
Necco NewEngland Confectionary Company
UNICEF UnitedNations Children’s Fund
Yahoo! Yet Another
Hierarchically Organized Oracle
Regards
V.Sridharan
Trichy
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