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When it is no longer spelled in all caps, e.g. laser, Scuba, and radar, but not NASA, AWOL, and ASAP. The latter three can all be pronounced as a word, and are therefore true acronyms (as opposed to initialisms like CIA, FBI, and ETA, which are only pronounced by speaking the individual letters), but not words in their own right, hence the use of all caps.
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What is the most publicly accepted acronym for CRL?
More information about an acronym for CRL can be found online at the Urban Dictionary website. The website gives you information about acronym, synonym and definitions of some word.
Is acronym another word for visual aid?
No. An acronym is a word where the letters stand for something like SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) or NASA (National Air and Space Administration). A visual aid is a picture, display, PowerPoint, etc. that better illustrates the main idea of a presentation or invention. "Acronym" means a word formed out of the first letters of several other words. "Federal Bureau of Investigation" becomes "FBI". "FBI" is an acronym. "Mothers Against Drunk Driving" becomes "MADD". "MADD" is an acronym. "Light Amplification (by) Simulated Emission (of) Radiation" becomes "LASER".
What does the acronym GAAP stand for?
GAAP is an acronym for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GAAP is a series of basic rules accepted by those within the accounting community to perform accounting tasks.
Is the word escrow a word or an acronym and if it is an acronym what does it stand for?
Its a word and it means guarantee Khaled
How many times was the s word said in the movie accepted?
62 times. Mostly because it's an acronym of South Harmon Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.)
What do you mean by gaap?
GAAP is an acronym for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
What part of speech is acronym?
The word acronym is a noun. An acronym is a type of abbreviation.
What is the antonym of the word acronym?
Acronym X Hyponym -Jalis
What's author word for acronym?
Acronym is the name for a word formed as the first letter of each word. This is used in paragraphs.
What is an acronym of the letters in the word science?
There are many! One acronym could be:ScienceCanInterestEveryoneNearClimacticEventsOops, that's an acrostic, not an acronym.
What is it called when each letter in a word stands for something?
An acronym.
Is LOTE a word or an acronym?
It is an acronym as the letters LOTE forms a speakable word (LOAT) AND each letter represents another word. FBI is not an acronym, even though it has each letter representing something, as it is not a speakable word.
