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The terms "abbreviation" and "acronym" indicate a shorter form of a word or expression, but they differ in the way they are formed.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression that is formed by discarding part of its syllable or using the first letters or words.
Example abbreviation: "Ltd." (limited), "street." (street), "city" (city) - in these cases, the first letters or compound words are used.
Acronym
An acronym is a word or expression that is formed from the first letters of other words in a phrase or name. It is important that these letters form a spoken word.
Example: "NASA" (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), "radar" (radio detection and running), "scuba" (aqualang) (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) - in these cases, the first letters of the constituent words form the pronunciation words.
The main difference is that the acronym has a pronounceable form, while the abbreviation can only be a contraction, without creating a new word.
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