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An '''acronym''', is an [[abbreviation]] coined from the initial letter of each successive word in a term or phrase (compare [[initialism]]). For example, [[NATO]] for the <u>N</u>orth <u>A</u>tlantic <u>T</u>reaty <u>O</u>rganization.
An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] coined from the initial letter of each successive word in a term or phrase (compare [[initialism]]). For example, [[NATO]] for the <u>N</u>orth <u>A</u>tlantic <u>T</u>reaty <u>O</u>rganization.
In most cases, acronyms are capitalized, but after long use the abbreviation becomes a word in its own right and is spelled with small letters, like
In most cases, acronyms are capitalized, but after long use the abbreviation becomes a word in its own right and is spelled with small letters, like
''[[SCUBA]]'', '''S'''elf '''C'''ontained '''U'''nderwater '''B'''reathing '''A'''pparatus (now ''scuba'').
''[[SCUBA]]'', '''S'''elf '''C'''ontained '''U'''nderwater '''B'''reathing '''A'''pparatus (now ''scuba'').