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Definitions of initialism on the Web:

• An abbreviation made up of the initial letters of the components of the full form of a designation or from syllables of the full form, and pronounced letter by letter.
  www.translationbureau.gc.ca/pwgsc_internet/fr/publications/gratuit_free/man_termino/glossaire_e.htm

• Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initialism

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