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backronym
An acronym that has been given new words for the same letters and is created when an acronym no longer stands for its original meaning. For example, DVD originally meant "digital video disc," but was later changed to "digital versatile disc." See acronym.
(jargon)backronym - (Backward acronym) A word which has been turned into an acronym by inventing an expansion, rather than the other way around. E.g. "ping".


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A bacronym is an acronym that is formed in a backward manner: instead of an existing phrase being abbreviated to form an acronym, an existing word is chosen first as the target acronym and a phrase is devised to match it.
 
 
 
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