To form into an acronym.
An abbreviation formed by the beginning letters or syllables of other words (as "Benelux").
An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
To symbolize.
A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
A signalling event on a communications channel; a signal that cannot be further divided into meaningful information.
An internal identifier used by a debugger to relate parts of the compiled program to the corresponding names in the source code.
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
The numerical expression which defines a plane's position relative to the assumed axes.
A thing considered the embodiment of a concept or object.