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A [Backronym] is an [Acronym] which was coined after the name was already in circulation. |
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* [BASIC] is a classic [Backronym]. |
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* [Perl] did not originally mean anything in particular, but was later expanded as __P__ractical __E__xtraction and __R__eport __L__anguage – or, at your discretion, __P__athologically __E__clectic __R__ubbish __L__ister. (Yes, both are officially sanctioned.) |
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* [GCC] became a [Backronym] when it's meaning was changed from [GNU] [C] [Compiler] to [GNU] [Compiler] __C__ollection. |