ALL meanings of initialism
in·i·tial·ism
I i - noun initialism An abbreviation consisting of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g., CPU ). 1
- noun initialism a set of initials representing a name, organization, or the like, with each letter pronounced separately, as FBI for Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1
- noun initialism a name or term formed from the initial letters of a group of words and pronounced as a separate word, as NATO for North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an acronym. 1
- noun initialism the practice of using initials or forming words from initials. 1
- noun initialism an acronym in which each letter is pronounced separately, rather than the acronym being pronounced as a word 0
- noun initialism an acronym or abbreviation formed from initial letters, specif., one pronounced using the letters' names rather than phonetically (Ex.: CD, DNA, UHF) 0
- noun initialism A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter. 0