RARA-AVIS: How about:

Terri Carl (terric@neosoft.com)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 10:00:13 -0500 "Lawrence R. (Dick) Tartow, M.D." <goldensam@sprintmail.com> said:

> Initials.
>
> <"Abbreviation" doesn't seem specific enough. I think of "abbrev." and
> "ltd." as abbreviations -- they stand in for single words. Isn't there a
>
> more specific term for "abbreviations" like ACLU and MLA?>

Try "acronym"...

Terri

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