Re: Not an acronymn....

[Dossy Shiobara <dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com>]

"K9" is an abbreviation.  However, words like i18n
(internationalization), l10n (localization), etc. are numeronyms.

On 5/20/10 11:34 AM, mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net wrote:
> Anyone know what to call constructions like "K9" (as in "K9 Unit," referring to a canine unit of a police department)? 
> It's not an acronym, abbreviation or initialism.... 
> And anyone have examples of similar words? 


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