Lots of companies use acronyms or initials in their company name. But did you know what these abbreviated letters mean? And do you know who started the company? In what year?
Let’s take a look at the etymologies behind a few world famous abbreviated company names. Furthermore, you can find the Country Codes from countries all over the world.
And, last but not least, the State codes of the U.S. states, including postal code
An abbreviations is a shortened form of written words or lengthy phrases. They can be used for saving space and time, repetition of long words and phrases. You’ll find them in almost every discipline and area of life, especially in corporate life.
An acronym is a type of abbreviation formed from initial components of the words of a long name or phrase, for example, Intel (= INTegrated Electronics). Acronyms are abbreviations that are pronounced as words.
Initialisms are abbreviations which consist of the initial letters of words and are pronounced one letter at a time when they are spoken. (Most people call these abbreviations) Unlike acronyms, initialisms cannot be spoken as words, they are spoken by the letter. For example: U.S.A. (United States of America)