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Noun
1. acronym; initialism
Wikipedia definition
2. Acronym and initialismAcronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words. There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms nor on written usage. In English and most other languages, such abbreviations have historically had limited use, but their coinage and use became much more common in the 20th century.
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