An acronym is a word made up of???
2006-06-05 10:47:05 · 4 answers · asked by alybee06 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
An acronym is a word formed from the first letters of the words that make up the name of something.
for example, "AIDs" is an acronym for "acquired immune deficiency syndrome"
"NASA", "UNESCO"," FAO", "WHO", "UNO"
2006-06-05 12:56:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, the first letters of each word in a phrase.
For example:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
National Organization for Women (NOW)
2006-06-05 22:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first letters of other words ie NIMH or( National Institute of Mental Health)
2006-06-05 17:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by oldarmy1775 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's made up of all capital letters, with each letter representing a word.
all the stuff you use on AIM are acronyms.
like gtg is got to go
2006-06-05 17:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by yofatcat1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋