Name
acronym — An often pronounceable word made from the initial (or
selected) letters of a name or phrase
Synopsis
acronym ::=
(text | phrase
db._phrase | replaceable
| trademark
| Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
Description
A pronounceable contraction of initials. An acronym is often
printed in all capitals or small capitals, although this is sometimes
incorrect (consider dpi or bps).
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
See Also
abbrev
, emphasis
, foreignphrase
, phrase
, quote
, wordasword
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example acronym</title>
<para>In the United States, <acronym>NASA</acronym> stands for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
</para>
</article>