museum designation

[JOSEPH E. LAFERRIERE]

I think the following taxonomy of museum designations
might be useful.

DESIGNON = code used to refer to a biological museum

VOXONYM = designon pronounceable as a word

LITTERONYM = designon which must be spelled out in speech

ACRONYM = voxonym  based on the first letter
or first few letters of each word in the name
of the institution, e.g. USON from
Universidad de Sonora

BREVONYM = one word  of the institution's name,
or a shortening thereof, e.g. AMES or
TEX for University of Texas

ALIOVOXONYM = voxonym drawn from source other than the
institution's name, e.g. KIRI.

INSTITUTOLITTERONYM = litteronym
based on the initials of the institution's name,
e.g. GH or LSU

ALIOLITTERONYM = litteronym based on a source
other than the name of the institution. Sorry,
but I cannot think of an example.

--
Dr. Joseph E. Laferriere
"Computito ergo sum ...  I link therefore I am."