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Might not even have to change the acronym
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AI is an initialism since you don't pronounce AI. NASA would be an acronym because you pronounce the word.
Do SQL next!
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The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.
My people often pronounce nginx as "n-ginsk" not "engine x".
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We call things "bits", "bytes", and my favorite: "nybbles". IT is rife with wordplay. How could they not think it was a cool way to spell "enigne"?!