numerical acronym

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Fri Nov 5 23:34:22 UTC 2004


Bill Mullins asks:
> Is there a special word for an acronym or other construct that is partly
>formed by a numerical digit(s)?
>
>K-9
>P2P (peer-to-peer)
>many vanity license plates
>"b4" for "before"

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Probably "rebus" would cover these.  They aren't properly acronyms since
they don't spell new words in the usual way, as in, e.g., POTUS.
A. Murie



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