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minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 months agoCognitive load of nested acronyms looks interesting. GNU is one that bakes my noodle.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s acronyms referring to other acronyms… I don’t think GNU qualifies.
minus-squareIngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoGNU is a recursive acronym representing GNU’s Not UNIX. UNIX is a modified acronym representing UNiplexed Information Computing System (UNICS) G(NU’s Not Uniplexed Information Computing System) Not Uniplexed Information Computing System
minus-squareIngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoGTKMM is also GTK– GTK is the GIMP Tool Kit GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program GNU is GNU’s Not UNIX UNIX is UNiplexed Information Computing System Ergo: GTKMM stands for G(NU’s Not Uniplexed Information Computing System) Not Uniplexed Information Computing System Image Manipulation Program Toolkit Minus Minus.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhat about Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons referring to Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth?
minus-squarekryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThat one feels the most relatable as one who works in tech. Everything is an acronym, man, and most have no idea what the acronym stands for.
Cognitive load of nested acronyms looks interesting. GNU is one that bakes my noodle.
It’s acronyms referring to other acronyms… I don’t think GNU qualifies.
GNU is a recursive acronym representing GNU’s Not UNIX.
UNIX is a modified acronym representing UNiplexed Information Computing System (UNICS)
G(NU’s Not Uniplexed Information Computing System) Not Uniplexed Information Computing System
now do gtkmm
GTKMM is also GTK–
GTK is the GIMP Tool Kit
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program
GNU is GNU’s Not UNIX
UNIX is UNiplexed Information Computing System
Ergo: GTKMM stands for G(NU’s Not Uniplexed Information Computing System) Not Uniplexed Information Computing System Image Manipulation Program Toolkit Minus Minus.
What’s GNU with you?
What about Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons referring to Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth?
That one feels the most relatable as one who works in tech. Everything is an acronym, man, and most have no idea what the acronym stands for.