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From: spotter@eve.wright.edu (Steve Potter)
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Subject: Re: Acronyms wanted...
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Date: 17 Jan 90 03:51:53 GMT
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In article <7670@hubcap.clemson.edu> grimlok@hubcap.clemson.edu (Mike Percy) writes:
>  also listed some initials which don't strictly form acronyms (I think)
>such as
>  
Ah, but they do.... at least as far as the ones I know.

>  RTFM, BTW, FTP, TCP/IP, etc.
>
BTW: By The Way
FTP: File Transfer Protocol

>(At one point, I remember there being a Jargon list maintained
>somewhere... this would be helpful to get, but I forget where it is, can
>anyone point me to it?) 
>
I believe it is probably accessible through one of those things that
doesn't exactly stand for an acronym, like FTP (anonymous FTP...)

>Anyway, to help us out send us two boxtops and your top 10 (or more)
>acronyms.

Where do you get the box tops?   I don't even know what kind of box.....

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