略語

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 略語, read りゃくご, combines abbreviation 略 with word or expression 語 as a name for a shortened form.
• Basic usage: It denotes an expression formed by shortening a longer name, as in 名称を略語で書く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • Unlike a definition 説明, it is a compressed name derived from an original expression, which the reader may not know.