This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter W.
For the purposes of this list:
acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
(a) = acronym, e.g.:
SARS – (a) Severe acute respiratory syndrome
(i) = initialism, e.g.:
CD – (i) Compact disc
(p) = pseudo-blend, e.g.:
UNIFEM – (p) United Nations Development Fund for Women
(s) = symbol (none of the above, representing and pronounced as something else; for example: MHz –
Megahertz)
(Main list of acronyms)
W – (s) Tungsten (from German Wolfram) – Watt – West
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