Meaning of orphan acronym | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An existing acronym which has been redefined by some authority (such as a company legally defining its own name) as a nonacronymous name, severing its link to its previous meaning.
2. Any such term (defined above) or any anacronym.
   broadly

Examples

“Near-synonym: pseudo-acronym”

“One of the acronyms that we came up with was PIPS, Performance Indicators in Primary Schools, and with such a great name, we had to have a research project. So, the birth of PIPS (1992) was the result of an orphan acronym.”

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