acronym acronym /ˈækrənɪm/

noun

1. A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word  ( acronym , initialism )
   a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
    NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
   NATO' is an initialism for North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    The word scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)
   the word scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)