Initialism (Noun)
Meaning 1
A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "`NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization"; "the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; "HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.