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To obtain uniform treatment in the formation of acronyms and coined words, apply the formulas that follow:


 * Use all capital letters when only the first letter of each word or selected words is used to make up the symbol:
 * APPR (Army package power reactor)
 * EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow)
 * MAG (Military Advisory Group)
 * MIRV (multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle)
 * SALT (strategic arms limitation talks); (avoid SALT talks)
 * STEP (supplemental training and employment program)
 * Use all capital letters where first letters of prefixes and/or suffixes are utilized as part of established expressions:
 * CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
 * ESP (extrasensory perception)
 * FLIR (forward-looking infrared)
 * Copy must be followed where an acronym or abbreviated form is copyrighted or established by law:
 * ACTION (agency of Government; not an acronym)
 * MarAd (Maritime Administration)
 * NACo (National Association of Counties)
 * MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System)
 * Use caps and lowercase when proper names are used in shortened form, any word