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From: beierl_c@apollo.HP.COM (Christopher Beierl)
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Subject: Re: What does Domain stand for?
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Date: 8 Mar 91 19:04:00 GMT
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In article <503a03de.3593b@digital.sps.mot.com> chen@digital.sps.mot.com (Jinfu Chen) writes:
>
>Is Domain an acronym? Like Distributed ... Network?

Once upon a time...

    Domain stood for 

        Distributed Operating Multi-Access Interactive Network

although that was a LONG time ago.  Very few people even remember
(or ever knew) that now.

-Chris
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