An acronym, a type of abbreviation, is a word or name consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial … 詳細

The word acronym is formed from the Greek roots akro-, meaning 'height, summit, or tip', and -nym, 'name'. This neoclassical compound 詳細

It is an unsettled question in English lexicography and style guides whether it is legitimate to use the word acronym to describe forms that use initials but are not pronounced as a word. … 詳細

Acronymy, like retronymy, is a linguistic process that has existed throughout history but for which there was little to no naming, … 詳細

Whereas an abbreviation may be any type of shortened form, such as words with the middle omitted (for example, Rd. for Road or Dr. for 詳細

• Pronounced as a word, containing only initial letters
• Pronounced as a word, containing a mixture of initial and non … 詳細

Punctuation
Showing the ellipsis of letters
In English, abbreviations have previously been marked by a wide … 詳細