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Acronyms

An Acronym is a word that is formed from the first letters of other words and is frequently used in speech in place of the compound word or larger word or words.
Acronyms are similar to abbreviations and are pronounced like words. 
Example:
1. SCUBA - Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. 
2. PIN - Person Identification Number. 

Let's see some more Acronyms:
- LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- CAPTCHA - Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
- ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- UNICEF -  United Nations Children's Fund
- AIR - All India Radio
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- B. A. - Bachelor of ArtsArts
- WHO - World Health Organisation
- ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. 
- CEO - Chief Executive Officer
- AD - Anno Domino
- BC - Before Christ
- AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
- RADAR - Radio Detection And Ranging
- SONAR - Sound Navigation and Ranging
- WiFi - Wireless Fidelity
- GOOGLE - Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth
- YAHOO - Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
- CD - ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
- SIM - Subscriber Identity Module
- SEBI - The Securities and Exchange Board of India. 
- SENSEX - Stock Exchange Sensitive Index.
- NSE - National Stock Exchange
- BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange
- IKEA - Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
- NIKE - National Indian Knitting Enterprise
- AMUL - Anand Milk Union Limited





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