noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
know
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To converse intelligently these days, you better know your acronyms .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was called UDAG-a sincere-sounding acronym that covered a multitude of sins.
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Making this unlovely acronym come alive is the job of two committees being set up in Brussels this week.
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Many new terms and acronyms are noted, but some of them are not satisfactorily explained.
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Others say the name is an acronym , formed from the initials of three of the first amateur operators.
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The layers of jargon and acronyms are explained to reveal the systems and products underneath.
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The trading name, Agra, is an acronym of their first names.
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Use of acronyms is complicated by the fact that many now have multiple meanings.