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Term: Acronym

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: 1

Definition: An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g., ASCII).

Example Sentence: The term 'NASA' is an acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Sense: 2

Definition: A word formed from the initial letters or parts of a compound term (e.g., RAM for random access memory).

Example Sentence: The acronym 'DVD' stands for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: 1

Definition: To form an acronym from a phrase or compound term.

Example Sentence: We decided to acronym the phrase 'World Health Organization' as 'WHO' to make it more concise.

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