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Redundonyms

Today in pedantry: the redundonym - the use of an acronym followed by a word that is part of the acronym. Examples: ATM machine, PIN number, SAT test, GRE exam, HIV virus, UPC code, SPF factor, RPMs per minute, IM message. What else?

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