NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organizatio; SCUBA: Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; SNAFU: Situation Normal All F'd Up; KIEA: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd; GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test; MCAT: Medical College Admission Test; DOD: Department of Defense; POTUS: President of the United States; DOS: Disk Operating System
SCUBA = Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus; TIP = To Insure Promptness; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation; CIA = Central Intelligence Agency; PREA = Prison Rape Elimination Act; SUV = Sport Utility Vehicle; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; NICU = Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit; CICU = Cardia Intensive Care Unit
Everyday acronyms include computer shorthand (LOL, IMHO, WTF), government or military terms (NASA, NATO, CIA, AWOL, SNAFU), sports groups (NFL, NBA), and others (UFO, ESPN, BFF).
Acronyms are formed using initials from the name or phrase they represent. Some well-known acronyms include NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Radar (radio detection and ranging), CD (Compact Disc), and USA (United States of America).
Acronyms are words thats are made of part of a word or words, usually as an abbreviation or to shorten spelling. Here are a few examples
S.C.U.B.A
lol
lmao
imo
imho
B.A.S.E
wud
g2g
brb
l8r
Acroynyms are simply using a few letters instead of the longer version. It can be anything from IBM (International Business Machines), ATM (automated teller machine), to LOL (laughing out loud).
