A group of initial letters used as an abbreviation for a name or expression, each letter or part being pronounced separately; an initialism
or the merriam webster that says this?
Some people feel strongly that acronym should only be used for terms like NATO, which is pronounced as a single word, and that initialism should be used if the individual letters are all pronounced distinctly, as with FBI. Our research shows that acronym is commonly used to refer to both types of abbreviations.
This is what Wikipedia says to that. mic bounces back up straight into your face
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You can check multiple dictionaries (Oxford, Merriam Webster) and they will agree with me.
The oxford that says this?
or the merriam webster that says this?