orphan acronym
orphan acronym · orphan acronyms
An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority as a nonacronymous…An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
Meaning
2 sensesAn existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
Near-synonym: pseudo-acronym
(broadly)Any such term (defined above) or any anacronym.
Forms
plural: orphan acronyms| Singular | orphan acronym |
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