Changes

*''CBS,'' for ''Columbia Broadcasting System''

*''CBS,'' for ''Columbia Broadcasting System''

*''KJV,'' for ''King James Version.''

*''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). Both initialisms and acronyms are defined by custom; sometimes they do not strictly follow the rule of using every initial, or only the first initial. Unimportant words may be omitted, and particularly in the case of acronyms a certain amount of creativity may be employed.

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). Both initialisms and acronyms are defined by custom; sometimes they do not strictly follow the rule of using every initial, or only the first initial. Unimportant words may be omitted. In the case of acronyms a certain amount of creativity may be employed.

*''FBI,'' for ''Federal Bureau of Investigation''

*''FBI,'' for ''Federal Bureau of Investigation'''

*''AFL-CIO,'' for ''American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations''

Examples of acronyms include:

Examples of acronyms include: