An acronym that refers to itself in the expression for which it stands, often used in the names of software and programming languages.
"GNU stands for 'GNU's Not Unix', making it a recursive acronym that humorously refers to its own name."
An acronym that refers to itself in the expression for which it stands, often used in the names of software and programming languages.
"GNU stands for 'GNU's Not Unix', making it a recursive acronym that humorously refers to its own name."