- From: <Becky_Gibson@notesdev.ibm.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:38:35 -0400
- To: Christophe Strobbe <christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be>
- Cc: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
Hi, Christophe,
Thanks for the clarifications and new proposals.
<Christophe proposals>
initialism - the unpronounceable shortened form of a name or phrase
made from the initial letters of words or syllables contained in that
name or phrase. Not defined in all languages. SNCF
is a French initialism that contains the initial letters of the Societe
National des Chemins de Fer, the French national railroad. ESP
is an initialism for extrasensory perception.
abbreviation 1. The shortened form of a word. 2. Shortened form
of a word, phrase or name, i.e. a general category that includes
abbreviations (1), initialisms and acronyms.
</Christophe proposals>
I did not see a new proposal for acronym but you did make some comments
about it. I have updated the definition. Is this acceptable?
<updated proposal>
acronym - An abbreviation made from the initial letters of a name or
phrase that contains several words. Many acronyms can be pronounced as
words. Defined differently in different languages. For example, NOAA is
an abbreviation made from the initial letters of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in the United States.
</updated proposal>
thanks,
-becky
(note to self - never volunteer to write definition again! <grin>)
Becky Gibson
Web Accessibility Architect
IBM Emerging Internet Technologies
5 Technology Park Drive
Westford, MA 01886
Voice: 978 399-6101; t/l 333-6101
Email: gibsonb@us.ibm.com
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