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numeronym

/ˈnjuːməɹəʊˌnɪm/US/ˈnuməɹəˌnɪm/

numeronym noun: a number-based word.

Noun

numeronym (plural numeronyms)

  1. A number-based word.
    • Given a history of failed and unpopular solutions, the problem of concurrency has even been assigned its own numeronym: "The C10K problem". How should network software confidently serving 10,000 simultaneous clients be designed?2013, Sandro Pasquali, Mastering Node.js, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 123
    • Finally, the E7 countries—a numeronym standing for 'Emerging' market economies—include the BRIC countries, along with Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey.2018, Aurélia Durand, Marketing and Globalization, Routledge, →ISBN
  2. An abbreviation formed by replacing letters within a word by the number of letters replaced, such as "I18n" for "Internationalization".
    • Is the numeronym a11y accessible?

Forms of numeronym

pluralnumeronyms

Origin of numeronym

From numero- + -nym.

Questions about numeronym

What does numeronym mean?
Numeronym means a number-based word.
What part of speech is numeronym?
Numeronym is a noun.
How do you pronounce numeronym?
Numeronym is pronounced /ˈnjuːməɹəʊˌnɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of numeronym?
The plural of numeronym is numeronyms.

Words near numeronym in the dictionary

  1. numerology
  2. numeromancy
  3. numeromantic
  4. numeron
  5. numerons
  6. numeronym
  7. numeronyms
  8. numerophile
  9. numerophiles
  10. numerophilia
  11. numerophilic

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