recursive acronym
recursive acronym
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1 English
1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun
1.2.1 Translations
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
recursive + acronym
Noun[edit]
recursive acronym (plural recursive acronyms)
- An acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself.
- GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's not UNIX"
- "HURD" is a co-recursive acronym, standing for "HIRD of Unix-Replacing Daemons", where "HIRD" stands for "HURD of Interfaces Representing Depth".
Translations[edit]
an acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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