Re: Perceptually true, Technically wrong

Subject: Re: Perceptually true, Technically wrong
From: Kirsten Zerbinis <k -dot- zerbinis -at- paradynamics -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:08:43 -0500


My fave was a computer tech manual that referred to a spacing device by the acronym LRF. It stood for "Little Rubber Feet." I kid you not.

Kirsten Zerbinis


On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 03:04 PM, jbfoster wrote:


Talk about lack of communication!

If I saw the words 'AMD' ... I would have thought of the chip manufacturer.

Why not an 'AFR' as in Air Flow Regulator; or 'AFP' as in Air Flow Port; or
even 'AMT' as in Air Molecule Transport. Gees ... who pays to have some one
think up a 'Air Moving Device.'

To me ... a fan, is a fan ... and one less acronym is needed in this world.

Bruce
Who just found a new pet peeve ... engineers that have nothing better to do,
but invent new acronyms!


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