English-Finnish translations for initialism

• initialismi
• kirjainlyhenne
• kirjainsana
  NATO, Kela ja YLE ovat kirjainsanoja koska ne lausutaan /ɴɑʈɔ/, /kɛlɑ/ ja /ʏʟɛ/ eikä */ænɑːtɛːɔː/, */kɔːɛːæʟɑː/ ja */ʏːæʟɛː/

Definition of initialism

• A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter
• The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words

Examples

• BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation

Related words

• initialisation
• initialise
• reinitialise