initialism, n.
(initialisms)
(initialisms)
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately
<noun.communication>
initialism
sample sentences
"HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
<noun.communication>
acronym initialism
sample sentences
"`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)"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
member of this domain (usage)
hypernym