[funsec] UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms

[Paul Schmehl]

I've got two webpages full of acronyms, just to help sort through the 
confusion.

TLA - Three Letter Acronym (e.g. FBI, NSA)
FLA - Four Letter Acronym (e.g. IEEE)

<http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/tcs/techsupp/acronyms.htm>
<http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/tcs/techsupp/computer_acronyms.htm>

If you want to add some, please email me.

--On Tuesday, January 24, 2006 01:26:36 +0000 Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.com> 
wrote:

> Geez, no wonder there is confusion in the security arena. :-)
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> - ferg
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> -- "Willy, Andrew" <AWilly at esmil.net> wrote:
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> Abbreviations are shortened versions of a word.  "Abbr" is an abbreviation
> of abbrevation.
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> Acronyms are formed by combining the first letters of several words to
> form one word.
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> Neither needs to be pronounceable in the real world, as far as I know,
> however when writing HTML it is apparently otherwise.
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>> From HTMLhelp.com:
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> "Unlike other kinds of abbreviations, acronyms are pronounceable words,
> though in some cases the pronunciation is strictly a presentation issue.
> For example, "SQL" and "URL" are pronounced as words by some people and
> pronounced letter-by-letter by others. In such cases, authors should use
> the ABBR element, possibly with a style sheet rule specifying the
> pronunciation for aural rendering."
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> Andrew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lodge [mailto:dave at cirt.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 4:18 PM
> To: funsec at linuxbox.org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] UserFriendly.org: Truth in Acronyms
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> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:51:19 -0000, Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.net> wrote:
>>  http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20060122
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> Must... not... be... pedantic... Must... not... be... pedantic...
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> Oh sod it:
> DMCA is *not* an acronym. It's an abbreviation. An acronym can be
> pronounced (like radar, laser and NATO). DMCA cannot be pronounced
> (easily: DAM-ca? DUM-ca?) ergo it is not an acronym...
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> dave
> Deity of pedantism and buying beer
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Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/