Types And Kinds Of Abbreviations And Acronyms
Ultimate Guide To The Importance Or Significance Of Abbreviations And Acronyms
Types Of Abbreviations: Types Of Acronyms: Acronyms that are pronounced as words. For Example: Laser (Light Amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) or Radio (Radio detection and ranging) Acronyms that are pronounced letter-by-letter. For Example: CNN (Cable News Network) or BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Acronyms that are pronounced partly as a word and partly as a string of letters. For Example: CD-ROM (Compact Disk, Read Only Memory) or CR-RAW (Compact Disk, Read And Write) Acronyms that have other acronyms in them. For Example: AIM (America On Line Instant Messenger) Acronyms that are generally used in lower case but can be used in upper case also. For Example: Laser / LASER (Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) or Radio / RADIO (Radio detection and ranging) Acronyms that are only used in upper case and never in lower case. For Example: CNN (Cable News Network) or BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Acronyms that are pseudo as they don’t stand for the letter they represent. For Example: ICQ (I Seek You)