Definition of acronym Acronym

/æˈkɹʌnɪm/ - [akrunim] - ac•ro•nym

We found 6 definitions of acronym from 4 different sources.

What does acronym mean?

Plural: acronyms

acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

signifier, word form, descriptor, form a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

acronym (Noun)
An abbreviation formed by usually initial letters taken from a word or series of words, that is itself pronounced as a word, such as RAM, radar, or scuba; sometimes contrasted with initialism.
acronym (Noun)
A pronounceable word formed from the beginnings letter or syllable of other words and thus representing the phrase so formed, e. g. Benelux = the countries Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg considered as a political or economic whole.
acronym (Noun)
Any abbreviation so formed, regardless of pronunciation, such as TNT, IBM, or XML.