backronym
<jargon>
(Backward acronym) A word which has been turned into an acronym by inventing an expansion, rather than the other way around. E.g. "ping".
Last updated: 2005-06-22
Nearby terms:
back-propagation ♦ back quote ♦ backronym ♦ backside cache ♦ backslash
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