electronic warfare vs EW

electronic warfare and EW both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic warfare	Yes	No	No	No
EW	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electronic warfare and EW are synonyms defined as:

electronic warfare and EW: military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum

electronic warfare (noun)	EW (noun)
military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum	military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum