Acronym

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acronym
       n : a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ACRONYM


       Abreviation by CROping Names that Yield Meaning (slang)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  acronym
       
           An identifier formed from some of the letters (often
          the initials) of a phrase and used as an abbreviation.  {This
          dictionary} contains a great many acronyms; see the contents
          page for a list.
       
          See also {TLA}.
       
          (1995-03-15)