acronym

4 definitions found

acronym - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acronym
      n 1: a word formed from the initial letters of the several words
           in the name

acronym - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  acronym
  
     <jargon> An identifier formed from some of the letters (often
     the initials) of a phrase and used as an abbreviation.  This dictionary
      contains a great many acronyms; see the contents
     page for a list.
  
     See also TLA.
  
     (1995-03-15)
  

acronym - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  ACRONYM
         Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning (slang)
         

  ACRONYM
         Abbreviation by CROping Names that Yield Meaning (slang)