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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: What (if anything) does BNC mean?
Message-ID: <1654@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jun 89 03:51:13 GMT
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Hi,

I've been wondering for a while about what BNC, as in BNC
connector, really stands for.  I've checked my reference books,
which do indeed offer illustrations of the ubiquitous little
connector, but that is it.

I'd be willing to take a stab at, "Bayonet N.... Connector".
Similarly, TNC for, "Threaded N.... Connector".  Larry or Henry?...

In the least 25 years, it never occured to me to wonder what if
anything BNC stood for, until one of our grad students asked me
recently.

Bill
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