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of the language
</p>

<p class="note">This includes initialisms and acronyms where:</p>

<ol>

<li>

<p><strong>initialisms</strong> are shortened forms of a name or phrase made from the initial letters of words or
syllables contained in that name or phrase
</p>

<p class="note">Not defined in all languages.</p>

<aside class="example"><p>SNCF is a French initialism that contains the initial letters of the <span lang="fr">Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer</span>, the French national railroad.
</p></aside>

<aside class="example"><p>ESP is an initialism for extrasensory perception.</p></aside>

</li>
<div class="note">This includes initialisms and acronyms where:

<li>

<p><strong>acronyms</strong> are abbreviated forms made from the initial letters or parts of other words (in a
name or phrase) which may be pronounced as a word
</p>

<aside class="example"><p>NOAA is an acronym made from the initial letters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in the United States.
</p></aside>

</li>
<ol>

<li>

<p><strong>initialisms</strong> are shortened forms of a name or phrase made from the initial letters of words or
syllables contained in that name or phrase
</p>

<p><em>Note:</em> Not defined in all languages.</p>

<aside class="example"><p>SNCF is a French initialism that contains the initial letters of the <span lang="fr">Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer</span>, the French national railroad.
</p></aside>

<aside class="example"><p>ESP is an initialism for extrasensory perception.</p></aside>

</li>

<li>

<p><strong>acronyms</strong> are abbreviated forms made from the initial letters or parts of other words (in a
name or phrase) which may be pronounced as a word
</p>

<aside class="example"><p>NOAA is an acronym made from the initial letters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration in the United States.
</p></aside>

</li>

</ol>

</ol>
</div>

<p class="note">Some companies have adopted what used to be an initialism as their company name. In
these cases, the new name of the company is the letters (for example, Ecma) and the
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