Re: Acronym/term lists.

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From: Alasdair Grant
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:23

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In article <14SEP199211140381@adpdp2.lanl.gov> sandoval_perry@allin1.adpdp2.lanl.gov (sandoval_perry) writes:
>Does anyone know where I can find the following:
>o	An acronym/term database (ftp-able)
>o	An acronym/term database in SGML (also ftp-able)
>
>Is anyone interested in such a beast?

I have one, which includes a list of ISO/CCITT/ECMA/ANSI standards (well,
all the interesting ones) but the SGML is far from perfect. The problem is
attributes versus sub-elements, as usual, and also the notating of some
complex semantics (e.g. how you notate the fact that ODA stands for one
thing in ISO, and another thing in CCITT and ECMA, but they are nevertheless
the same thing; and how do you notate the relation between different bodies'
adoptions of the same standards, especially when they have changed over
time, as with X.400, or the irritating habit some companies have of
re-defining what their acronyms stand for!)

It is a mess at the moment as I am still experimenting with different
DTDs, but I will try to make it available soon.

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