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Er - didn't Apple make Personal Computers back then?

YIC! That is MY acronym!

What exactly does CDA stand for? From the icon, I'm guessing it's Constitutional something something
This doesn't know the answer either (so feel free to reply with some reference so I or you can update it with proof).

My Mom likes PHP too! However, I don't see what it has to do with /.

Thank You... we need to drop this crappy HIFI type of mentality in the Wireless Network world. Unfortunely WiFi has stuck and we will have to wait until something new pushes it out. Same with WiMAX. WLAN is good but it does'nt roll off the tounge like WiFi.
We need something that is easy to say, means something, and is well known by the masses.
NetLink, NoWire, WiLap, WiWorld, ComNet, LapCell, InfoLink, LapRad, RadLink (yeah that's cool ;) ...

ok I'm done... anyway think about it and lets start a new wave of cool acronyms.

www.acronymfinder.com
Might be a good place to start.

Owned ;) my personal favorite is Regional Atheist Meet (American Atheists, Inc.)

OpenOffice Calc uses up 211 MBs of private unsharable memory

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&S tring=exact&Acronym=MBS

So, Calc is using 211 Mass Broadcasting Systems? No no wait, that's 211 Millions of Bytes per Second.
That's fast!

What does "STB" mean?

Bachelor of Sacred Theology (religious order).

No, wait, that's not the most common, it's the first in alphabetical order. In this context, it stands for Set Top Box (VCR, cable box, other TV appliances).

The use of "GB" for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" surprises some people. However, the United Kingdom and the Ukraine both wanted "UK" so rather than start World War III over the matter, the United Kingdom was assigned "GB" and the Ukraine was assigned "UA.

At the tyme a group of us...

I still don't know what TPS stands for.

ACHOO
I'm really starting to hate acronyms.

For F*** Sake..

Try Acronym Finder if you want to find out what stuff like that means!

Regarding pre releasing books making headline news, I agree with the GP, its a book, people who had intended to buy it are going to buy it anyway, people who hear about the "spoilers" if they ever do surface, will probably read it anyway to find out the context of where the spoilers occur. I mean how many stories exist where the villan wins? People usually expect how something will turn out, it is the path that you take to get to the answer that makes books exciting.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+NIC
- All relevant definitions are "Network Interface Card".

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=e xact&Acronym=NIC
- First hit is "NIC - Network Interface Card (PC Ethernet network card)". "Network Interface Controller" doesn't even show up on the first 3 page.

Hopefully that's enough, cause this issue really isn't worth any further research ;)

I will agree that NIC can stand for Controller. However that is not relevant to my previous post as it was in the context of NIC standing for "Network Interface Card".

Acording to http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym= DOT, there are 35 kinds of DOTs:

DOT Department Of Transportation
DOT Damage Over Time (Everquest)
DOT Date of Termination
DOT Date of Theft
DOT Date of Transplanting
DOT Deed of Trust
DOT Deep Ocean Technology/Transponder
DOT Delivered on Time
DOT Department Of Telecommunications
DOT Department of the Treasury
DOT Department of Tourism
DOT Department of Trade
DOT Department of Transport
DOT Design on Textile
DOT Designated Order Turnaround (NYSE trading method)
DOT Designating Optical Tracker
DOT Dictionary Of Occupational Titles
DOT Digital Opportunity Task Force
DOT Diocese of Torit
DOT Direction of Travel
DOT Directly Observed Therapy
DOT Director of Technology
DOT Director Of Training
DOT Director On Target
DOT Directory of Trades
DOT Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate
DOT Distributed Object Technology
DOT Division Officer Training
DOT Document Template (filename extension for Microsoft Word template)
DOT Dose Optimized Thermotherapy
DOT Druid of the Talon (video game character)
DOT Duration Of Therapy
DOT Dutch Open Telescope
DOT Dynamic Object Technology
DOT Dynamic Overclocking Technology

Some people use Acronym Finder.

This one person can go to www.acronymfinder.com and and find out what vdw is

I'm pretty sure that every TLA (even TLA) has been used and reused and reused by now.

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=e xact&Acronym=zkj&Find=Find

Save yourself some time and use acronym finder.

ISN is not unique, but neither is CNN. I'm pretty sure that every TLA (even TLA) has been used and reused and reused by now.

Save yourself some time and use acronym finder.

ISN is not unique, but neither is CNN. I'm pretty sure that every TLA (even TLA) has been used and reused and reused by now.

Save yourself some time and use acronym finder.

ISN is not unique, but neither is CNN. I'm pretty sure that every TLA (even TLA) has been used and reused and reused by now.

I know you were kidding but... Acronym Finder

It's Central European Summer Time (GMT+0200)
http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym= CEST

"Be Back Soon", so I will see you in 5 mins

"Be Back Soon", so I will see you in 5 mins

Had to look that one up.

From :

Acronym Definition
MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
MRSA - Market Research Society of Australia
MRSA - Materiel Readiness Support Activity (US Army)
MRSA - Midland Railway Signalman's Association
MRSA - Seaman Apprentice, Machinery Repairman Striker (Naval Rating)

I guess you were talking about the first one.

The best for defining Acronyms is AcronymFinder

YHBT. YHL. HAND.

YHBT. YHL. HAND.

YHBT. YHL. HAND.

Only IANAL, RTFA and GP are kinda slashdot specific... all others are very common.
IIRC

So, how would you like to find out what the acronym "COW" means then?

That's what Acronym Finder is for.

AF sort of functions like a wiki, too, by the way.

Search for "cow" on wikipedia. Of course you will find a blurb that a cow is a female of the bovine family. It also says:

COW is also an acronym for copy-on-write, a technique in computer science

I mean come on! There are a zillion acronyms for the word cow.

Feel free to add the other
27.

You get this.

You have to go to the acronym finder.

Indian Standard Time. GMT+5.5. So it's close to the same 12-hour time as US time zones.

Acronym Finder: FTFA.

Or, we could even go to our web browser and type in www.AcronymFinder.com....

In other words, you have no idea what you're talking about. Did you buy that UID, or did you just find slashdot early because you knew someone with a clue?

The correct spelling is "a lot" (two words). "Alot" means something else.

Any chance of getting that added here or am I going to have to write it on my arm?

Acronym finder is your friend! (7th entry)

one of these, maybe?

But, wait...don't we all know this already? Been there, done that. Here's something new to bitch about:

Standardization of acronyms: according to The Acronym Finder, PDA has 70 meanings. Discuss...

Can we stop the frivolous acronyms, they're absolutely unneccessary and getting out of control.

You must be one of those PCMCIA (umm... well the second definition anyway).

According to this it also stands for Arizona Families On-Line and Association for Outdoor Learning.

Peed My Pants if it looks really good...

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=e xact&Acronym=FUD&Find=Find [acronymfinder.com]

So, don't keep us in suspense. Which of these does BFE stand for? (My guess is "Big Fucking Empty".)

There is also a time line for ASIMO at Honda.co.jp(japanese) but you can see a graphical history of it here

Personally, I find Acronym Finder to be most effective for looking up acronyms.