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by onaworkcomputer 1533 days ago
It's not recursive, though -- that would only be true if AOL stood for AIM On-Line.

Maybe "nested acronym" is a better term?
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DougMellon 1533 days ago
> Multi-layered acronyms: AIM: "AOL Instant Messenger," in which "AOL" originally stood for "America Online"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym

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