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Initialism and Acronym Generator

The purpose of this tool is to create an Algolia Synonyms JSON file by generating initialisms from a list of names.

In other words it generates alternatives names for a string. Otherwise it will not generates acronyms like Benelux. You can see script limitations with the sample.

Roman numerals generates a variant with Arabic numbers.

How to use

You can edit settings at the start of the initialism.php file and edit the sample.txt, and then run the script in CLI:

php initialism.php

Sample

Input:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Joint Photographic Experts Group
structured query language
Grand Theft Auto V
NotAcronymizableString
compact disc read-only memory
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

Output:

[
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["North Atlantic Treaty Organization", "NATO"]
    },
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["Joint Photographic Experts Group", "JPEG"]
    },
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["structured query language", "SQL"]
    },
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["Grand Theft Auto V", "GTA5", "GTAV"]
    },
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["compact disc read-only memory", "CDROM"]
    },
    {
        "type": "synonym",
        "synonyms": ["light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation", "LABSEOR"]
    }
]