Backronym
A backronym is a form of wordplay in which an existing word or acronym is given a new, often explanatory expansion after the fact. The term combines back with acronym and is used to describe this retroactive process, contrasting with acronyms formed from phrases in advance.
Backronyms are common in technology, science fiction, and branding because they provide a mnemonic device and
Notable examples include GNU's Not Unix, a recursive backronym used by the Free Software Foundation to describe
Critics argue that backronyms can be misleading when presented as official definitions or historical origins, and