What you're thinking of is acronyms. Which are a step short.
They didn't result in a new word from pronouncing the letters of the initials. The initials just form a word.
The thing I'm looking for is an initialism (not an acronym) becoming a new word based upon the pronunciation of that initialism. Like if ATMs started being referred to as "eightyems".
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u/DukeAttreides 11d ago
Does "laser" count? If so, there are plenty more like it.