What if I told you the words you casually throw around every day have a significant meaning? Well, there are many acronyms that serve a meaningful purpose but are often overlooked. These acronyms might sound like words themselves, but they are better understood in their fullest forms (pun intended). So without further ado, here are 15 everyday words whose full forms you might not know!
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Automobiles:
- BMW– Bavarian Motor Works
- FIAT- Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
- CEAT- Electrical Cables and Allied Products of Turin
- KTM- Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen
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Technology:
- JBL- James Bullough Lansing
- AMD- Advanced Micro Devices
- BENQ- Bringing Enjoyment N Quality
- JIO – Joint Implementation Opportunity
- CAPTCHA- Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.”
- INTEL- Integrated Electronics
- YAHOO- Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
- GIF- Graphics Interchange Format
- IMEI- International Mobile Equipment Identity
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Generic:
- DHL- Dalsey, Hillblom, and Lynn
- BPL- Below Poverty Line
Wasn’t it surprising to know the full forms of these acronyms? Well, I was definitely amused by some of the names they represented. It just goes to show that when we say we can play with words, we really mean it!