Acrostic
Acronym
It is called an acronym.
An acronym.
Letters that stand for parts of a name are called initials.
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initialism
it's called an acronym eg kiss keep it simple, sunshine
Acronym
what is it called when the first letter of a word is used to create another word? It is called an ACRONYM. When you use the first letter of a series of existing word or words you create an ACRONYM. Such as NASA. Or PETA. Acronym is incorrect. Acronym is, is as you described created an abbreviation in such a way as to create a pronounceable word. An example of the question being asked for the word team is below: T Together E Everyone A Achieves M More
This is called an acronym. E.g. "laser" is an acronym for "Light Amplification through Stimulation of Emitted Radiation" and "scuba" comes from "Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus."
acronym
Acronym