Assertion: acronym | /r/HasProperty | pronounced
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: YABA-compatible" (where "YABA" stands for "yet another bloody acronym") is used to mean that a term's acronym can be pronounced but is not an offensive word, e.g. "When choosing a new name, be sure it is 'YABA-compatible'.
text: The difference is that an acronym is pronounced as if it were a word rather than just a series of individual letters.
text: Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS)