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On the UniWiki, most [[Wikipedia:Acronyms|acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG]]''). The UniWiki does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Wikipedia:Acronym#Nomenclature|initialisms]]. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}. | On the UniWiki, most [[Wikipedia:Acronyms|acronyms]] are written in all capital letters (such as ''[[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:JPEG|JPEG]]''). The UniWiki does not follow the practice of distinguishing between acronyms and [[Wikipedia:Acronym#Nomenclature|initialisms]]. Do not write acronyms that are pronounced as if they were a word with an initial capital letter only, e.g. do not write {{xt|UNESCO}} as {{!xt|Unesco}}, or {{xt|NASA}} as {{!xt|Nasa}}. | ||
* Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Taser|Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling that is most commonly used (e.g., ''[[Wikipedia:LaTeX|LaTeX]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:M&Ms|M&Ms]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:3M|3M]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:InBev|InBev]]''). Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise | * Some acronyms (mostly trademarks like ''[[Wikipedia:Yahoo!|Yahoo!]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Taser|Taser]]'') conventionally or officially use a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters, even non-letters; for any given example, use the spelling that is most commonly used (e.g., ''[[Wikipedia:LaTeX|LaTeX]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:M&Ms|M&Ms]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:3M|3M]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:InBev|InBev]]''). Do not mimic trademark stylization otherwise. | ||
* Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Scuba|scuba]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Laser|laser]]'', but ''[[Wikipedia:ZIP code|ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Wikipedia:Personal identification number|PIN]]''). | * Non-trademarked acronyms that have become assimilated into English as everyday words may be written as common nouns when it is conventional to do so (e.g. ''[[Wikipedia:Scuba|scuba]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Laser|laser]]'', but ''[[Wikipedia:ZIP code|ZIP code]]'' and ''bank [[Wikipedia:Personal identification number|PIN]]''). | ||