Acronym Examples

An acronym is an abbreviation made from the first letters of other words and said as if it is a word on its own.

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATO: North American Trade Organization

SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus

SIM Card: Subscriber Identification Module

ZIP Code: Zone Improvement Plan

ASAP: As Soon As Possible

ESOL: English as a Second Language

RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging

HUMVEE: High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle

WASP: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant