Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 00:00

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In article <33944644.FEF@uk.sun.com.please.remove.this.to.reply>,
Tony Walton  <tony.walton@UK.Sun.COM.PLEASE.REMOVE.THIS.TO.REPLY> wrote:
> No. It is an abbreviation. What would be the point in drawing a
> distinction between an acronym and an abbreviation if any abbrevation
> were to be classed as an acronym?

I've heard "Initialism" to distinguish unpronouncable acronyms.

However, there are misc. abbrs. that aren't acronyms.

	Yrs,
		Pete.

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From: peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/06/04
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