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> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant
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> I used "Principles of Operation" until I learned "POO" in the
> mid '70s.
> Seemed perfectly reasonable to me as an ordinary acronym. It
> was much more recently that I first heard POp and POps.
>
> Personally, I prefer POO, and will continue to use it but I
> tolerate the other variations.
It is also important to distinguish "real" POO from "sham" POO. Each
has its intended usage.... :-)
-jc-
"Klairol for Klingons -- For Today is a Good Day to Dye."
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