Numeronym

/njˈuːməɹˌɒnɪm/

/nˈuːmɚɹˌɑːnɪm/

Numeronym

a type of abbreviation in which a word or phrase is represented by a series of numbers, with the numbers typically corresponding to the number of letters omitted between the first and last letter of the word or phrase

Examples

1. So to dive right in, if you have been on the internet, if you have been using Twitter, mailing lists, et cetera, you might have seen a11y. a11y is a numeronym, and it means accessibility.