To those who write the Closed Captions for TV shows: NASA {National Aeronautics and Space Administration} is not (I repeat, not) a word. It is an anacronym. Therefore you either have to type 'NASA' or 'nasa' - kinda like laser or radar - but never 'Nasa.'
anacronym
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: an acronym that few remember what the letters stand for, such as SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
Example: URL is becoming an anacronym as no one can remember what the letters stand for.
Etymology: from `anachronistic' and `acronym'
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