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From: kean@tank.uchicago.edu (Keane Arase)
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Subject: Correct Terminology (was Re: Radar Detectors (Ka band) ...)
Summary: Laser Radar?
Keywords: radar, laser, lidar?
Message-ID: <1868@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 16 Feb 89 16:04:28 GMT
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In article <3167@stiatl.UUCP> john@stiatl.UUCP (John DeArmond) writes:
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>Perhaps between this and the laser radar, we'll be motivated to do what 
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^
There's been a lot of talk over laser radar lately.

Is this the term we should be using for this?  (radar=RAdio Detecting
And Ranging).  Since we're quite a bit shorter than radio, shouldn't this
be LIDAR?  (LIght Detecting And Ranging)

Of course we could make it generic and call it EMDAR (Electro-Magnetic
Detecting And Ranging).

Or we could just call it BULLSHIT for what it really is. :-)
(Sorry, no acronym for this one.  It is left as an exercise for all
those rec.humor readers out there.)

Remember... You heard it here first! :-)  (Where's that caffeine?)

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