Difference : Abbrevation Vs Acronym

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00An abbreviation is a short form where a word is represented by a part of it, eg dept. for department. 02br
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00An acronym is initials that we pronounce as a word. 02br
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00FBI is not an acronym. NATO is, because we say 'naytoh'. 02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-

0 So, is FBI an abbrevation? 02br
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00Are they correct? 02br
001) Acronyms - AIDS, etc 02br
002) Abbrevatios - CBI, WHO, etc 02br
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00Can you give me some more examples for both, so that I can understand them better. 02br
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0 Yet you can find FBI in the acronym dictionary 0-

0 Hi everyone, 02br
00An acronym is defined as initials that we pronounce as a word, so I don't know why FBI would be in an acronym dictionary. 02br
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00An abbreviation is a shortened word. Federal for example, could be shortened to Fed. or even to just F, so abbreviations can certainly just consist of initials. 02br
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00Examples of abbre

0 That's it. 02br
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00Thanks a lot Clive. 0-

0 That's quite clear! 02br
00Maybe the dictionary regroups any abreviation that are used... 02br
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it is not clear. what isv the difference between these two.
USA,LASER?

USA is not an acronym as it is not pronounced "user" but each letter is spelled out "U-S-A".

Laser is an acronym as it is pronounced as a word.

All acronyms are abbreviations, but not all abbreviations are acronyms.

FYI

FAA W R G 2 K E A I O C.

abbreviation
A shortened form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete form; for example, U.K. for United Kingdom. Compare contraction.

acronym
A word formed from the initial parts of a name, such as NATO, from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, or Commintern, from Communist International.