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Don't say "acronym" when you mean "abbreviation"!
"Acronym" specifically refers to an initialism that forms a new word. For example,
It's acro- (height) -nym (word) - a word that exists on top of / above other words.
In contrast "NIH" is not an acronym because it isn't pronounced or read as a word. It's appropriate to say, "'NIH' is an abbreviation" or "'NIH' is an initialism". But saying "'NIH' is an acronym" is wrong!
There are knights that may disagree.
Oh... oh dear!