acronym

UK
/ˈækrənɪm/
US
/ˈækrəˌnɪm/

Übersetzungen

acronymsubstantiv
acronyms
Pl.
UK
/ˈækrənɪm/
US
/ˈækrəˌnɪm/
NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA — это акроним для Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства.
Synonyme
short form
contracted form
acronymverb
acronymed
Präteritum
acronymed
Partizip Perfekt
acronyming
Gerundium
UK
/ˈækrənɪm/
US
/ˈækrəˌnɪm/
Used chiefly in technical or informal registers to mean ‘to convert (a phrase) into an acronym’.
acronymadjektiv
Attributive use: used before another noun to mean ‘made up of acronyms’ or ‘relating to acronyms’ (e.g. “acronym jargon”).

Definitionen

acronymsubstantiv
A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
NASA is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words but not necessarily pronounced as a word.
The acronym 'FBI' stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.
acronymverb
To convert (a phrase, title, or name) into an acronym.
The task force acronymed the project name to make documentation easier.
acronymadjektiv
Relating to or consisting of acronyms.
The glossary is full of acronym abbreviations that newcomers may not understand.