anacronym (anachronism acronym)

A portmanteau of anachronism and acronym that describes an

acronym or initialism that has been used so long and become so ingrained in common language that its original spelled-out meaning is unknown to many, if not most. As examples, consider ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), radar (radio detecting and ranging), SCSI (Small Computer System Interface), scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), and sonar (sound navigation and ranging). See also acronym, initialism, and portmanteau.

• local exchange
• local exchange carrier (LEC)
• Local Internet Registry (LIR)
• local long distance
• local long distance
• local loop
• local loop
• local loop unbundling (LLU)
• local management interface (LMI)
• Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)
• Local Number Portability Administration (LNPA)
• local number portability (LNP)
• local routing number (LRN)
• location-based services
• logarithm (log)
• logical
• logical IP subnetwork (LIS)
• logical reach
• logical topology
• Logical Unit (LU)
• login
• log (logarithm)
• logodaedaly
• logon
• logophobia