pseudoacronym

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A form of pseudo-acronym — A term that is seemingly an acronym or (loosely) an initialism, but the letters of which do not stand for specific words.

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Meanings

nounpseudoacronym (plural pseudoacronyms)

plural pseudoacronyms

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pseudo-acronym.

    In the area of ionospheric radio propagation the PROPHET (pseudoacronym for propagation forecasting terminal) system […] has demonstrated its utility in initial deployments at a Naval Communications Station.

    1978 November 30 (date delivered), Juergen H. Richter, Herbert V. Hitney, Herbert G. Hughes, Robert B. Rose, “Electromagnetic Propagation Assessment”, in Proceedings of the 8th Technical Exchange Conference, Air Force Academy, Colorado, 28 November – 1 December 1978 (AWS/TR-79/001), Scott Air Force Base, Ill.: Air Weather Service, published May 1979, →OCLC, session III (Atmospheric Propagation), page 139, column 1
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