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略成語 (りゃくせいご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

略りゃく成せい語ご

Meanings

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noun

computing

Computing term for a word formed from the initial letters or parts of a phrase, such as 'RAM' or 'HTML'.

「HTML」は「HyperText Markup Language」の略りゃく成せい語ごです。
'HTML' is an acronym for 'HyperText Markup Language'.

Kanji

略abbreviation, omission, outline
成turn into, become, get
語word, speech, language

Similar words

頭とう字じ語ご
頭字語 is a more common term for 'acronym' in general contexts, while 略成語 is a technical computing term.

Etymology

Compound of 略 (abbreviation), 成 (form), and 語 (word). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a technical term likely coined in the context of computing.