RAS syndrome

== English == === Etymology === Coined by science magazine New Scientist in 2001. === Noun === RAS syndrome (uncountable) (lexicography, humorous) Redundant acronym syndrome syndrome, a tautology in which one or more words that make up an acronym or initialism are used redundantly in conjunction with said abbreviation. ==== See also ==== Department of Redundancy Department pleonasm recursive acronym === References ===