recursive acronym

English

Etymology

recursive + acronym

Noun

recursive acronym (plural recursive acronyms)

An acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself.
GNU is a recursive acronym for "GNU's not UNIX"

"HURD" is a co-recursive acronym, standing for "HIRD of Unix-Replacing Daemons", where "HIRD" stands for "HURD of Interfaces Representing Depth".

Translations

an acronym in which the first letter of the first word represented by the acronym is the acronym itself

Dutch: recursief acroniem n
Finnish: rekursiivinen akronyymi

French: acronyme récursif

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