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The computer industry Loves Acronyms, especially Three Letter Acronyms ([TLA]) and their companions the [ETLA].
-''__Language Geek Note__'': Technically, a acronym has to be able to be pronounced as a word; so HTML and CSS are __not__ acronyms, but RAM, SCSI, etc, are. (Try saying them out loud.) ''(pst, try pronouncing SCSI as 'skuzzy')''. Technically an abbreviation of this sort that is not an acronym is called an ''initialism''. ([Some more discussion on the theme of acronyms vs. initialisms in computing|http://www.evolt.org/article/comment/17/35750/].) Thanks to RaymondBurgess for the heads-up on this one.
+''__Language Geek Note__'': Technically, a acronym has to be able to be pronounced as a word; so HTML and CSS are __not__ acronyms, but RAM, SCSI, etc, are. (Try saying them out loud.) ''(pst, try pronouncing SCSI as 'skuzzy')''. Technically an abbreviation of this sort that is not an acronym is called an ''initialism''. ([Some more discussion on the theme of acronyms vs. initialisms in computing|http://www.evolt.org/article/comment/17/35750/].) Thanks to RaymondBurgess for the heads-up on this one. Of course, we're not language geeks, so we don't care
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-Of course, we're not language geeks, so we don't care.
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-the "
wtf" program
, which is part of the "
bsdgames"
package, to expand some acronyms.
+You could also
try running wtf(6)
, which is part of the __
bsdgames__
package, to expand some acronyms.
Acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms defined in the wiki:
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See also CategoryCategory.
