topic Re: Common Abbreviations in myFICO® Forums Technical Help

Common Abbreviations

fortis — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 20:48:53 GMT

Regarding "Common Abbreviations" , there're really acronyms. Like the FBI, CIA, FICO are not abbreviations but acronyms.

Traveler101 — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:53:49 GMT

I have a new one for the new year...TMAC...denial reason for To Much Available Credit.

pizzadude — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:24:43 GMT

Duly noted.

ptatohed — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:39:25 GMT

@fortis wrote:
Regarding "Common Abbreviations" , there're really acronyms. Like the FBI, CIA, FICO are not abbreviations but acronyms.

Actually to be completely correct, I think they are all Abbreviations. An abbreviation is any shortening of a word or words.

Under Abbreviations, you have Acronyms and Initialisms.

An acronym is prounounced like a word: AIDS, DARE, MADD, WHO, etc.

With Initialisms, you pronounce the letters individually: DMV, NYC, DVD, FBI, etc.