What's the difference between 省略 and 略称？


I've come across these words many times over the years, but I realized that I
don't have a proper conceptualization of the concrete difference between them.
Can I ask for some sample sentences which highlight the nuances in these
words?




What confuses you is, perhaps, English. Let's try a dictionary:

> [**Abbreviation**](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbreviation)
>
> **1** : a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the
> whole word or phrase  
>  **2** : the act or result of abbreviating something : abridgment

The Japanese word that corresponds to definition **1** is **略語**. Among that,
shortened forms of names (usually proper nouns) are especially called **略称**.
What **省略** rightly corresponds to is definition **2** of _abbreviation_.

