On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, Satya wrote:
> On Feb 13, 2000 at 00:35, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
>
> > >BTW. It's Perl (the language) or perl (the implementation) not PERL.
> >
> > I prefer to stick to capitals for abbreviations.
>
> The 'abbreviation' is probably a back-formation. Anyway Larry himself
The proper (jargon) term for a back-formation is backronym:
backronym n.
[portmanteau of back + acronym] A word interpreted as an acronym that
was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what
linguists call `back formation'. Examples are given under BASIC,
recursive acronym (Cygnus), Acme, and mung. Discovering backronyms is
a common form of wordplay among hackers.
Philip
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