An acronym is a word formed when the initial letters, or first few letters, of a name or series of words are combined, and then pronounced as one word.
Examples:
♦ NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
♦ NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
♦ AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
♦ Sci-fi – Science Fiction
♦ wi-fi – Wireless Fidelity
♦ gif – Graphics Interchange Format
♦ scuba (SCUBA) – Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
♦ ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages or English as a Second or Other Language
♦ TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
♦ TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language
♦ LOL – laugh out loud
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