Redundant Abbreviation

Appending the last word of an acronym to the acronym.

Examples:

• HTTP Protocol (HTTP = HyperTextTransferProtocol)
• HTML markup language (HTML = HyperTextMarkupLanguage)
• ATM machine
• "your personal PIN number"
• LAN network
• NIC card
• RAID array (unless one is talking about a multi-dimensional array, RAID = Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks, originally Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks)
• laser radiation
• CD disk and DVD disk

Another version of a redundant abbreviation is the one where the abbreviation has as many (or more) syllables as the original word.

Example(s):

• POW (Pee-Oh-double-You / Prisoner Of War, both five)
• WWW (double-you double-you double-you (9) / World Wide Web (3))

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Because of the restrictions on WikiNames on ThisWiki, the titles of many WikiPages for specific ProgrammingLanguages are chosen to be RedundantAbbreviations:

• AplLanguage (APL = A Programming Language)
• CobolLanguage (COBOL = Common Business Oriented Language)
• DylanLanguage (Dylan = Dynamic Language)
• FiclLanguage (FICL = Forth Inspired Command Language)
• MlLanguage (ML = MetaLanguage)
• PerlLanguage (Perl = Practical Extraction and Report Language)
• RebolLanguage (Rebol = Relative Expression-Based Object Language)
• RefalLanguage (Refal = Recursive functions algorithmic language)
• SmlLanguage (SML = Standard ML)
• TclLanguage (TCL = ToolCommandLanguage)

See ProgrammingLanguageNamingPatterns.

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See RecursiveAcronym.

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