Acronym
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An acronym is a word whose letters are the first letters of other words. People often create a short word that means the same thing as a much longer phrase (set of words), to make it faster and shorter to say the long phrase. Examples of acronyms are:
- Laser - Light Amplification through Stimulated Electron Radiation
- Scuba - Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
- SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Radar - R Adio Detecting And Ranging
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- Acronym Finder - largest acronym site with many ways to search for acronyms and abbreviations in many languages. Over 10 year history.
- All Acronyms - a site with a large number of acronyms
