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'''Initialisms''' are a form of abbreviation in which a phrase is abbreviated to the first letter of each word in the phrase; familiar examples include
*'''FBI''' for ''Federal Bureau of Investigation''
*'''CBS''' for ''Columbia Broadcasting System''
*'''KJV''' for ''King James Version.''
They are distinguished from ''acronyms'' in that initialisms are pronounced as individual letters, while acronyms are pronounced as if the letters spelled out a word (which they may in some cases do).
*'''FBI''' for ''Federal Bureau of Investigation''
*'''CBS''' for ''Columbia Broadcasting System''
*'''KJV''' for ''King James Version.''
They are distinguished from ''acronyms'' in that initialisms are pronounced as individual letters, while acronyms are pronounced as if the letters spelled out a word (which they may in some cases do).