abbr vs. acronym

September 12, 2006 code 1 min read

Thanks to Daniel for clearing this up for me:

Brandon

what am I supposed to use, </code> or </code>? </dd>

Daniel

depends on the context
simple rule is that acronym is if you pronounce the shortened word
PINE is acronym (pine is not elm)
CIA is abbr

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