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Acronyms

Acronyms are words made up of acronyms or abbreviations. Each acronym or abbreviation represents a word, that is, it adds a meaning. For example: FIFA, NASA.

Acronyms and abbreviations are written without dots between each letter (unlike abbreviations, which do have a dot at the end).

The acronyms adopt the gender (masculine / feminine) of the word that constitutes the nucleus of the abbreviated expression. For example: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a feminine word because its core is “organization”, which is a feminine word.

It is important to note that not just any acronym is considered an acronym, but must form a word that is read as written, without spelling. For example: UFO, UN.

On the other hand, there are acronyms that cannot be pronounced as words but spelling is necessary. For example: DNA (it is an acronym and not an acronym).

Some acronyms become part of the everyday lexicon and can be written in lower case. For example: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

examples of acronyms

1. ACE. Advanced Composition Explorer, a NASA satellite whose mission is to compare and determine the composition of different types of matter.
2. AFE. Association of Spanish Soccer Players.
3. Agroasemex. Aseguradora Agropecuario Mexicana, the Mexican national insurance institution in the rural sector.
4. AIDA. Attention, interest, desire and action, the effects produced by advertising messages.
5. ALADI. Latin American Integration Association, an international organization founded in 1980 with the aim of reducing difficulties for trade between member countries.
6. Amp. Association of mothers and fathers of students, an organization that represents the interests of parents and legal guardians of students in educational centers in Spain,
7. Come on. National Association of Actors, the association that brings together Mexican actors.
8. APA. American Psychology Association, the American psychological association.
9. Ave. Alta Velocidad Española, the high-speed trains that transit the territory. This acronym was chosen to also symbolize the speed of trains, likening them to the flight of birds.
10. Bancomer. Commercial banking, a term used in the BBVA bank.
11. Banxico. Bank of Mexico.
12. Banamex. National Bank of Mexico.
13. Bit. Binary digit, a binary digit.
14. Brexit. Britain exit, the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
15. Ceamse. Metropolitan Area Ecological Coordination Sociedad del Estado, an Argentine public company that is in charge of solid waste management in the city of Buenos Aires and the surrounding urban area.
16. Mint. European Coal and Steel Community, an entity that regulated the coal and steel sectors in all member states of the European Union.
17. Cedemun. Municipal Development Center, a Mexican entity.
18. Cophema. Federal Council for the Environment, the national agency in Argentina that is responsible for finding solutions to environmental problems.
19. Coi. International Olympic Committee, the body created in 1894 in charge of promoting Olympism and coordinating its activities.
20. Colanta. Cooperativa de Lácteos de Antioquía, a cooperative from Colombia.
21. Colfootball. Colombian Football Federation.
22. Conaculta. National for Culture and the Arts, a Mexican entity.
23. Conacyt. National Council of Science and Technology, a Mexican entity.
24. Trust. National Council for Educational Development, a Chilean entity.
25. Conafor. National Forestry Commission, a Mexican entity.
26. CONALEP. Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica, a high school educational institution in Mexico.
27. WITH AM. National Confederation of Mutual Societies, in Argentina. National Environmental Council, in Peru.
28. Conasupo. Compañía Nacional de Subsistencias Populares, a Mexican company.
29. COP. Persistent organic pollutants, a term that refers to those pollutants whose degradation does not occur quickly.
30. COPANT. Pan-American Commission for Technical Standards, a civil association for the technical standardization of products and services in various American countries and their international peers.
31. COVENIN. Venezuelan Commission for Industrial Standards, the body that schedules and coordinates quality controls in Venezuela, created in 1958.
32. LADY. Administrative Department of the Environment, based in Bogotá.
33. Dian. Directorate of National Taxes and Customs, entity of Colombia.
34. DIGESA. General Directorate of Environmental Health, in Peru.
35. Dif. Department of Family Integration, in Mexico.
36. DINAMA. National Directorate for the Environment, in Uruguay.
37. Drae. Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.
38. WWTP. Industrial water treatment.
39. Emea. Europe, Middle East and Africa, acronym in English that means Europe, Near East and Africa.
40. Enoch. Emirates National Oil Company, acronym in English that means National Oil Company of the Emirates.
41. Eula. End user license Agreement, a license that only allows the use of a product by a single user.
42. Euribor. Euro Interbank Offered Rate acronym in English to define a European type of interbank offer.
43. FAO. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, acronym in English to designate the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture.
44. Fepade. Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Attention of Electoral Crimes, in Mexico.
45. FIFA. International Federation of Football Association, entity created in 1904 that governs football federations around the world.
46. Fundeu. Urgent Spanish Foundation.
47. Gestapo. Geheime Staatspolizei, which in German means Secret State Police, is the name by which the secret police of Nazi Germany is known internationally.
48. IMPI. Mexican Institute for the Protection of Children.
49. INBA. National Institute of Fine Arts, in Mexico.
50. ICONTEC. Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification.
51. INCAN. National Cancer Institute, in Mexico.
52. Incucai. National Central Single Coordinating Institute for Ablation and Implantation, in Argentina.
53. INE. National Electoral Institute, in Mexico.
54. Injuve. National Youth Institute, in Mexico.
55. IRAM. Argentine Institute for Standardization and Certification.
56. iso. International Organization for Standardization, acronym in English that represents the International Organization for Standardization, an entity that creates international standards for various products and services.
57. ITAM. Autonomous Technological Institute, in Mexico.
58. VAT. Value added tax, the tax burden that is applied to consumption and is paid by the consumer.
59. To be. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, acronym in English that designates the amplification of light by stimulated emission of radiation. The laser is a device that generates a coherent light beam both spatially (staying small) and temporally (concentrating the emission of a narrow spectral range).
60. Mapfre. Mutuality of the Association of Owners of Rural Estates of Spain, a multinational company based in Spain.
61. MARENA. Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, in Nicaragua.
62. MERCOSUR. Southern Common Market, regional integration process created in 1991.
63. MINAE. Ministry of the Environment and Energy, in Costa Rica.
64. MINCyT. Ministry of science, technology and innovation, in Argentina.
65. POT. National Aeronautic and Space Administration, an acronym in English that designates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an agency of the United States government responsible for aeronautical and aerospace research.
66. nascar. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, acronym in English that designates the National Association of Automobile Racing Series
67. Onic. National Indigenous Organization of Colombia.
68. UN. Organization of the United Nations, the largest international organization whose objective is to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic and social development and humanitarian affairs.
69. OPEC. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the intergovernmental organization founded in Baghdad in 1960, with headquarters in Vienna.
70. NATO. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In English it is known as NATA (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). The North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949 with the aim of creating a military alliance between France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Norway and Portugal. Then 16 more countries joined.
71. UFO. Unidentified flying object.
72. PIN. Personal Identification Number, acronym in English that means “personal identification number” and is used in certain systems to identify users.
73. PISA. International Program for Student Assessment.
74. PROFESSIONAL. Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection, in Mexico.
75. SME. Small and medium business.
76. RAE. Royal Spanish Academy, the cultural institution whose objective is the linguistic regularization of the Castilian language.
77. Radar. Detection and raging, that is, detection and measurement of distances by radio.
78. RAM. Random Access Memory, that is, random access memory. RAM memory is working memory, that is, it is not used to permanently store information but for the operation of the operating system and programs.
79. Rare. Roshal Archive (Roshal archive), a compression file format. Its name comes from its developer, Eugene Roshal.
80. REMEXMAR. Mexican Network for Environmental Waste Management.
81. Satan. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, an interface that allows data transfer between the motherboard and certain storage devices.
82. Sector. Secretariat of tourism, used in various countries such as Argentina and Mexico.
83. Sefotur. Secretary of Tourism Development of the State Government, in Mexico.
84. SELA. Economic System of Latin America and the Caribbean.
85. Semarnat. Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources.
86. Serna. Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment, in Honduras.
87. Sesa. Secretariat of Environmental Health.
88. SICA. Central American Integration System.
89. AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
90. Sintra. National Procurement and Transplant Information System of the Argentine Republic.
91. S tunam. Union of Workers of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
92. Telematics. Telecommunications and informatics, scientific and technological discipline that deals with analyzing and implementing services and applications that intervene both in computer systems and in telecommunications.
93. TIC. Information and communication technologies, a generic name that encompasses technologies such as fixed and mobile telephony, television networks, broadband and home networks.
94. UBA. Buenos Aires' University.
95. AN I. National university of Colombia.
96. Unalmed. National University of Colombia, Medellin Campus.
97. UNAM. National University of Mexico.
98. Unasur. Union of South American Nations, an international organization made up of twelve South American states, which seeks to build a South American identity and citizenship, in addition to constituting an integrated regional space.
99. Unesco. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, that is, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
100. Unicef. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, i.e. United Nations Children's Fund.
101. VIP. Very important person, acronym in English that in Spanish is used as an adjective that indicates a high quality, specialized or restricted service for certain people.