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Rtfm vs Initialism - What's the difference?

rtfm | initialism |

As a noun 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.

rtfm

English

Alternative forms

* rtfm

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)
  • (Internet) Read the fucking manual
  • (Internet, Unix) Read the fucking man page

    • Usage notes

    * RTFM is used to express frustration at someone who asks questions to which the answers can be easily sought from another source. * Also bowdlerized as read the fine manual'' or ''read the friendly manual .

    See also

    * STFW

    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