Differences between version 2 and previous revision of Backronym.
Other diffs: Previous Major Revision, Previous Author, or view the Annotated Edit History
| Newer page: | version 2 | Last edited on Thursday, June 3, 2004 8:36:24 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 8:03:37 pm | by StuartYeates | Revert |
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
A [Backronym] is an [Acronym] which was coined after the name was already in circulation.
-#
[BASIC] is a classic [Backronym].
-#
[GCC] became a [Backronym] when it's meaning was changed from [GNU] [C] [Compiler] to [GNU] [Compiler] __C__ollection.
+*
[BASIC] is a classic [Backronym].
+* [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__athetically __E__clectic __R__ubbish __L__ister. (Yes, both are officially sanctioned.)
+*
[GCC] became a [Backronym] when it's meaning was changed from [GNU] [C] [Compiler] to [GNU] [Compiler] __C__ollection.
