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-The computer industry Loves Acronyms, especially Three Letter Acronyms ([TLA]):
+The computer industry Loves Acronyms, especially Three Letter Acronyms ([TLA]) and their companions the [ETLA].
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+''__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.) 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.
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+Of course, we're not language geeks, so we don't care.
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+Acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms defined in the wiki:
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See also CategoryCategory.
