Acronym vs. Initialization
Mar 14th, 2007 by mark
Like most people I suspect, I didn’t know the difference between an acronym and an initialization until quite recently.
An acronym is a series of letters pronounced as a word. An initialization is a series of letters pronounced as individual letters.
For example, ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, is pronounced “an-see.” But AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons, is pronounced “aigh-aigh-are-pee.”
Now you know.
