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Op vs Initialism - What's the difference?

op | initialism |

As nouns the difference between op and initialism

is that op is ape while initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.

op

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • (OP) (original post'', ''original poster )

    • Verb

    (opp)
  • (Internet) To promote (an IRC user) to an operator.

    • Antonyms

    * deop

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Op art; a style of abstract art.
  • (informal, sometimes, pluralized) Operation.
    • My mother's going in for her knee op today.
  • (internet) An operator on IRC.

    • Derived terms

    * black op * grow op

    See also

    * (projectlink)

    Anagrams

    * English two-letter words ----

    initialism

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism