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) Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (Spanish, "Nutritional Assistance Program") – U.S. federal program for nutritional needs of poor families in Puerto Rico
PIGS – Passenger Inert Guidance Systems – Movable tape barrier, typically used on airport aprons to guide passengers to/from their aircraft avoiding danger areas.
PWV – (i)
Pretoria-
Witwatersrand-
Vereeniging, the original name for the South African province now known as
Gauteng, and still used to refer to the metropolitan agglomeration at the core of the province
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) Programa de Asistencia Nutricional (Spanish, "Nutritional Assistance Program") – U.S. federal program for nutritional needs of poor families in Puerto Rico
PIGS – Passenger Inert Guidance Systems – Movable tape barrier, typically used on airport aprons to guide passengers to/from their aircraft avoiding danger areas.
PWV – (i)
Pretoria-
Witwatersrand-
Vereeniging, the original name for the South African province now known as
Gauteng, and still used to refer to the metropolitan agglomeration at the core of the province