Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 17, No. 307.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 06:42:54 +0100
From: "Andrew Mactavish" <mactavis@mcmaster.ca>
Subject: RE: 17.304 acronyms
A favourite of mine is the original acronym for PC Cards, which was
PCMCIA. It was meant as an acronym for Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association, but an alternate meaning evolved, and one
easier to remember: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.
Andrew
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Assistant Professor, Multimedia
School of the Arts
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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