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Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:53:43 -0800
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Subject: RFC 3092 on Etymology of "Foo"
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RFC 3092
Title: Etymology of "Foo"
Author(s): D. Eastlake 3rd, C. Manros, E. Raymond
Status: Informational
Date: 1 April 2001
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URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3092.txt
Approximately 212 RFCs so far, starting with RFC 269, contain the
terms `foo', `bar', or `foobar' as metasyntactic variables without any
proper explanation or definition. This document rectifies that
deficiency.
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