Acroynm

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Acronym

Usually used as an abbreviation for a longer descriptive phrase, an acronym is a word coined by combining the initial letters of that phrase.

Examples of acronyms are:

NATO - from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

laser - from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

As the second example shows, letters are occasionally added or omitted to make the acronym more pronounceable.

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