Abbreviation or acronym (10)

I believe the answer is:

initialism

I believe this is a double definition.

'abbreviation' is the first definition.
(I know that initialism is a type of abbreviation)

'acronym' is the second definition.
(I know that acronym can be written as initialism)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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