Acronyms are very similar to Acrostics and again quite a good way to teach your children but also a good memory game for someone who has suffered a head or brain injury.

Abbreviations created from the first letter of each word in a phrase or series of words

Psychology -> Memory: acronyms Acronyms Acronyms - words formed out of the first letters of a series of words. For example, NASA is an acronym for (N)ational (A)eronautics and (S)pace (A)dministration.

A way of shortening long names,statements or formulea. helps in remembering same.

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Many acronyms are included in Oxford English Dictionary, such as nimby ( not in my backyard ) and dinky ( double income no kids yet )

Acronyms are often used as a short hand to aid in retrieval

The acronyms is pronounceable word formed from the first letter or first few letters of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes the newly-combined letters create a new word that takes the place in everyday language.