rose@odin.ucsd.edu (Dan Rose) (08/08/89)
In article <1001@accuvax.nwu.edu> phil@delta.eecs.nwu.edu (Bill LeFebvre) writes: >Here are some more that might be of general interest: >AOA - Abort Once Around >. . . > >These aren't so much acronyms as they are abbreviations: >CDR - CommanDeR >PLT - PiLoT Actually, none of the ones mentioned are acronyms. Acronyms are *words* formed by initials, like NASA or scuba. If you say the letters, it's not an acronym. e.g., the vehicle/vertical assembly building is the "vee-ay-bee," not the "vab." Dan Rose CSE Dept. U. C. San Diego