Abbreviations and acronyms

An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word used in place of the full word (e.g., Corp.). An acronym is a word formed from the first letters of each of the words in a phrase or name (e.g., NASA or laser).

1. Are abbreviations and acronyms the same?
2. Is FBI an acronym or abbreviation?
3. Is NASA an acronym or abbreviation?
4. Is WTF an acronym?
5. Is BBC an abbreviation?
6. Is scuba an acronym?
7. Is OMG an acronym?
8. Is ATM an acronym?
9. Is laser an acronym?
10. Is CNN an acronym?
11. Is OK an acronym?
12. What does FTW mean?
13. What does WTW stand for in texting?

Are abbreviations and acronyms the same?

An abbreviation is typically a shortened form of words used to represent the whole (such as Dr. or Prof.) ... while an acronym contains a set of initial letters from a phrase that usually form another word (such as radar or scuba).

Is FBI an acronym or abbreviation?

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is an initialism. AIDS is an acronym, while HIV is an initialism.

Is NASA an acronym or abbreviation?

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act in 1958.

Is WTF an acronym?

Score one for Internet slang. The acronym “WTF,” which stands for “What the [fudge],” no longer has to compete with the World Taekwondo Federation for meaning, although really, it never did. After having used the acronym for 44 years, the organization declared Friday it will now be known simply as World Taekwondo.

Is BBC an abbreviation?

BBC is an abbreviation for 'British Broadcasting Corporation'.

Is scuba an acronym?

SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus): Did you know 'scuba' itself is an acronym? Although it's become the word we use to describe diving itself, the full meaning of 'scuba' is Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus – a term coined back in 1952 by U.S. Major Christian J. Lambertsen.

Is OMG an acronym?

Oh my god is an exclamation variously expressing disbelief, frustration, excitement, or anger. Its abbreviation, OMG, is widely used in digital communication.

Is ATM an acronym?

Automated Teller Machine (ATM)

Is laser an acronym?

Laser is an acronym for “light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation.”

Is CNN an acronym?

abbreviation Trademark. Cable News Network: a cable television channel.

Is OK an acronym?

On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.

What does FTW mean?

Definition of FTW

slang. for the win —used especially to express approval or support Night out with the girls?

What does WTW stand for in texting?

WTW is a textspeak acronym used to ask what's the word, meaning what's up.