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initialisms

/ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəmz/

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noun

Acronymes, initiales

A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

Examples :

"BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation."

BBC est un acronyme pour British Broadcasting Corporation.

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noun

Le processus de formation de mots ou de termes en utilisant les lettres initiales d'autres mots

The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

Examples :

"Many organizations and fields use initialisms, such as "NASA" for National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to shorten lengthy names. "

De nombreuses organisations et domaines utilisent des sigles, tels que « NASA » pour National Aeronautics and Space Administration, pour abréger des noms longs.

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