Acronym: Difference between revisions

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Context:
- Acronym Generation Process.
- Is more constrained than Abbreviations, e.g. Biomedical Abbreviations.
Example(s):
- “I.B.M.” ← “International Business Machines”.
- “UNICEF” ← “United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund”.
- “USA” ← “United States of America”.
- lol” ← “laugh out loud”.
- List of Acronyms included in the GM-RKB concept pages.
- …
Counter-Example(s):
- Abbreviations:
  - “ltd.” ← “limited”
  - “vs.” ← “versus”
  - “etc.” ← “et cetera”
  - “Dr.” ← “Doctor”
See: Abbreviation.

(WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acronym
- S: (n) acronym (a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name)

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-This report lists all [[acronym]]s included in the current [[GM-RKB concept page]]s.
+An [[Acronym]] is a [[Contracted Terminal Content Word]].
+* <B>Context</U>:</B>
+** [[Acronym Generation Process]].
+** Is more constrained than [[Abbreviation]]s, e.g. [[Biomedical Abbreviation]]s.
+* <B>Example(s):</B>
+** “<i>I.B.M.</i>” ← “<i>International Business Machines</i>”.
+** “<i>UNICEF</i>” ← “<i>United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund</i>”.
+** “<i>USA</i>” ← “<i>United States of America</i>”.
+** ''lol</i>” ← “<i>laugh out loud</i>”.
+** [https://www.gabormelli.com/RKB/Category:Acronym List of Acronyms] included in the [[GM-RKB]] concept pages.
+** …
+* <B>Counter-Example(s):</B>
+** [[Abbreviation]]s:
+*** “<i>ltd.</i>” ← “<i>limited</i>”
+*** “<i>vs.</i>” ← “<i>versus</i>”
+*** “<i>etc.</i>” ← “<i>et cetera</i>”
+*** “<i>Dr.</i>” ← “<i>Doctor</i>”
+* <B>See:</B> [[Abbreviation]].
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-[[Category:Malformed]]
+== References ==
+=== 2009 ===
+* (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acronym
+** S: (n) acronym (a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name)
+----
+__NOTOC__
+[[Category:Concept]]