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Difference between ”Acronym” and ”abbreviations”?


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vincent profile picture vincentJanuary 2021

Translation in English of Marianthi answer:

1) An acronym (from the Greek acro = extreme and ónyma = name), is an acronym, pronounced like a word.

  Eg. :

- NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization),
- AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome),
- NASA (National Administration of Space and Aeronautics),
- ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) ...
 

2) An abbreviation is the shortening of a word or a group of words.

  Eg. :

- lab for laboratory
- kilo for kilogram
- admin for administrator ...