initialism
(ɪˈnɪʃ əˌlɪz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an abbreviation or acronym formed from the initial letters of a group of words.
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mnemonic
(ɪˈmɒn ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a symbol, acronym, or other short form used as a computer code or function, as in programming.
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mnemonic
(mnemonic)
Princeton's WordNet
a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
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snafu
(snafu)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
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dink
(DINK)
Princeton's WordNet
a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
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nimby
(NIMBY)
Princeton's WordNet
someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard
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gop
(Republican Party, GOP)
Princeton's WordNet
the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
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republican party
(Republican Party, GOP)
Princeton's WordNet
the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party
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basic
(BASIC)
Princeton's WordNet
a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
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scuba
(aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba)
Princeton's WordNet
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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aqua-lung
(aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba)
Princeton's WordNet
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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aqualung
(aqualung, Aqua-Lung, scuba)
Princeton's WordNet
a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
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pelican crossing
(pelican crossing)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians
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optical maser
(laser, optical maser)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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laser
(laser, optical maser)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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elves
(elves)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
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maser
(maser)
Princeton's WordNet
an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
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wats
(WATS, WATS line)
Princeton's WordNet
a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
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wats line
(WATS, WATS line)
Princeton's WordNet
a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
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