Abbreviation
Also known as: abbreviation
Abbreviation is another word for abbreviation. More precisely, abbreviations are abbreviations, the type of abbreviations composed of several letters of one word. Examples: e.g., etc., etc.
Abbreviating words has primarily a practical use. Abbreviations are quicker to read than the fully written word. An abbreviation also takes up less space.
When an abbreviation is composed of the initial letters of several words (for example, KLM, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij), it is called an initial word or acronym.