Working for IBM as a PSR in 1970, I can attest that APAR was
Authorised Program Analysis Report then. Nor was there controversy
about it; no "it used to stand for" comments, for example. So if the
acronym did have other roots, they were well withered by that
time. Long live Retain!
Graeme.
[hmm, local gas prices are between (USD) $5.18 and $5.34 per (US)
gallon. (3.785 litres)]
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