I saw several posts about usage of "the" before acronyms, but I still haven't found any answer on my question. Let's say I developed a System for Definitions' Retrieval (SDR). So, should I refer to it as "the SDR" or just "SDR"?
The sentence is:
Integration of (the/a/?) SDR database with lexical (synonyms, antonyms, etc.) databases.
Answer
In this contex, "SDR" appears in adjective context for "database", so the choice between the/a is strictly in classic context of "the database" or "a database" (depending on a broader context), and the acronym doesn't change a thing (except choice between a/an if that's what you pick; in this case the first letter of acronym is a vowel in pronunciation so an es-... ).
The situation would be different, if you abbreviated System for Definitions' Retrieval Database to SDRD - in that case you'd get to choose freely between Integration of SDRD and Integration of the/an SDRD (choice between the and an according to classic rules, if you integrate one random SDRD out of many, then an, if you pick a specific one, the)
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