And then there are the "justa" acronyms (apocryphal retronyms or real):
JAVA (once upon a time, wrongly rumored by some to stand for "Just
Another Vague Acronym," but it's not an acronym at all*)
JBOD (real: Just a Bunch Of Disks: multiple drives not configured as a
RAID** array)
Rob
*
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3042854/what-is-the-abbreviation-of-java-language
** Hey, RAID. There's another for the endless list.
On 2/11/15 8:55 AM, Marc Check wrote:
Okay, I couldn't resist this call-out.
Back in the day I had a brief foray at Eastman Kodak Company before their
ill-fated attempt to move to digital.
As the TWAIN API is probably still used in Museums for digital imaging, and while
arguable there is general consensus that intended or not, TWAIN is considered an acronym
for "Technology Without An Interesting Name". One of my all-time favs : )
Marc E. Check
Associate Vice President
Information and Interactive Technology
Museum of Science
1 Science Park
Boston, MA 02114
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