NUWC vs Naval Underwater Warfare Center

NUWC and Naval Underwater Warfare Center both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
NUWC	Yes	No	No	No
Naval Underwater Warfare Center	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, NUWC and Naval Underwater Warfare Center are synonyms defined as:

NUWC and Naval Underwater Warfare Center: the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems

NUWC (noun)	Naval Underwater Warfare Center (noun)
the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems	the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems