Is an acronym always pronounced as a single word? [duplicate]
Solution 1:
A criterion for acronyms for many people is that they are pronounced as one word. However, this is not the case for all speakers and the confusion arises because of a lack of consensus on usage.
Note that recursive initialism is also used.
If you consider PHP an initialism, then you would also say it is a recursive initialism.
If you accept it as an acronym then it is appropriate to use the term "recursive acronym".