Before revision: Humorous example of a backronym featuring Stephen Colbert A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase.
After revision: Humorous example of a backronym used by NASA to name a treadmill on the International Space Station, in reference to American comedian Stephen Colbert A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase.