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polio is an abbreviation for poliomyelitis
infotainment is a blend of information and entertainment.
It is an abbreviation; an acronym is an abbreviation which forms a word, but 'USF' is not so.
acronym
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. Usually, these components are individual letters (as in NATO or laser) or parts of words or names (as in Benelux).
British Petroleum. Technically it's an acronym not an abbreviation. An abbreviation is a shortened version of a word, such as abbr. for abbreviation. An acronym is any combination of abbreviations, contractions or initialisms. BP is an initialism and is therefore an acronym.
No, abbreviation.
Emo is not an acronym, it is just an abbreviation for emotionally unstable.
It's not an acronym, its an abbreviation for Guantanamo Gay.
not always, but sometimes yes. You can say that MTV is an abbreviation for Music Television, and you can say that is an acronym for Music Television. However you cannot say the state abbreviation for California, CA, is an acronym for California.
Maybe