Acronyms

A short abbreviation that helps a person remember and easily say a complex definition or term. For example, PCMCIA is much easier to say and remember than "Personal Computer Memory Card International Association", which is what PCMCIA is an acronym for. The PCMCIA acronym is also sometimes made fun of and referred to as "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms" because of the millions of different computer related acronyms.

• The Computer Hope dictionary is full of acronyms and their meanings as well as other computer definitions.

Also see: Antonym, Definition, Synonym