Talk:Ranked game/@comment-99.103.211.59-20111006232446/@comment-24.136.204.252-20111220043419

He meant acronym. If it was an abbreviation, it would mean like Elo_ _ _ _. Versus E.L.O., where each letter would stand for something, a.k.a. an acronym. So there is difference, but you're on the wrong side of it.