initialism
/ɪˈnɪʃəˌlɪzəm/
noun
- An abbreviation made from the first letters of words, where each letter is pronounced separately (e.g., FBI, CEO).
- The company's name became an initialism: IBM.
- Many people confuse initialisms with acronyms, but in an initialism you say each letter.
- FBI is an initialism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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