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COB (6) | Clout On Behind |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Verbs |
COBALT | Colourful Original Blue, Artists Layer Thickly. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
COBOL | Computer Operators' Bewilderingly Obfuscatory Lingo |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Programming |
COBRA | Crusher Or Biter? Reptilian Ambiguity! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, who mentions that he likes this one as it implies the dilemma faced by someone not used to snakes worrying over what is approaching is a constrictor or poisonous. Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
COBRA (2) | Can One Bite Really Agonise |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
COBRA (3) | Creeps On Belly, Randomly Attacking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
COBRA (4) | Care Of Bite Requires Antitoxin |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
COCA COLA (2) | Come One, Come All! Consume Our Libations Always |
Roger Williams Food & Drink:Drinks |
COCKATIEL | Captured Ones Can Keenly Attempt To Imitate English Language |
Angela Brett Science:Biology:Animals |
COCKROACH | Cook On Cluttered Kitchen Range Order After Cook Heaves |
Rico Leffanta Science:Biology:Insects:Edible(?) |
COCOA | Complements Objective-C On Apples |
Angela Brett (Cocoa is a set of frameworks for making software in Objective-C for Mac OS X) Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCOA (2) | Chasing Objective-C Objects Around |
Paul Marshall Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCOA (3) | Creating Objective-C Often Amuses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - After visiting Angela's site and downloading the Acronym Checker. Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCOA (4) | Cream Of Crop - Obviously Apple's! |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCOA (5) | Completely Offhand Creation Of Applications |
Angela Brett, who would rather spend twenty minutes writing a Cocoa application to do something than five minutes actually doing it, and often does just that. Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCOA (6) | Can Only Compile On Apples |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Programming:Cocoa |
COCO POPS | Cause Of Crime Outbreak - Perpetrator Of Pickpocketing Scam |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, thinking up another cereal killer MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
COD | Con Or Deception |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
CODE | Centre Of Developer's Existence |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
CODE (2) | Confusingly Ordered Diatribe, Enigma |
Gavin Lambert Science:Mathematics Communication |
CODE (3) | Condensation Of Data. Extraction |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
CODER | (Condenser Of Data) = (Expert - Recorder) |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Communication |
CODE REVIEW | Can One Do Everything Right? Extra Vigilance Indicates Esoteric Wrongs |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
CODY | Cattle's Officially Dead, Yes? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, Cody was the surname of Buffalo Bill, who wiped out thousands of wild American beasts in a very short time, and not all of them for food. Names:Famous people |
COFFEE | Cup Of Fluid For Enhancing Edginess |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks |
COFFEE (2) | Caffine Offerings For Further Expendible Energy |
Brian Erickson AKA Makata85, Nosmellman. I write poetry and love word games there are more posted on page 3 of my site at http://www.geocities.com/nosmellman/ramblingmind3.html Food & Drink:Drinks |
COFFEE (3) | Can Often Fuel Feverishness, Excitement, Euphoria |
Bill Neal Food & Drink:Drinks |
COFFEE AND DONUTS | Cappuccino's Often Favourite For Early Evening; Also, Never Decline Delicious Offerings - Not Unless Too Small! |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
COFFIN | Contains Obsolete Fellow's Finite Ingredients Now |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Death |
COGNATES | Common Origin Gives Noise-Aligned Terms Equivalent Semantics |
Angela Brett (A cognate is a word in one language which is similar in form and meaning to a word in another language because both languages are related.) Science:Linguistics |
COHERENT | Consistent, Or Having Exact Relationships Evident - Nothing Tearaway. |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
COHERENT (2) | Consistently Orderly, He Evinces Rationally Expressed Neat Thinking |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication People & Relationships:Thoughts |
COINS | Combined Often Into Notes, Symbolically. |
Angela Brett Commerce:Money |
COLA WARS | Choice Of Lifestyle? Actually Water And Refined Sugar. |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Drinks |
COLD | Colour Of Legs Darkens |
Angela Brett Assorted Adjectives |
COLESLAW | Cabbage Only Looks Edible: Shredded Leaves Are Worthless. |
Roger Williams Food & Drink |
COLETTE | Can One Learn Education To Teach Everyone |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
COLLECTIONS | Common Objects, Layout Lovingly Established, Changing Them Into Objects Now Significant. |
Roger Williams Household Objects |
COLLECTOR | Creating One Large Lot, Each Collector Thinks Of Resale |
Sean Lamb People & Relationships |
COLLEGE | Center Of Learning Less Educated Gurus Evolved |
Rico Leffanta Education |
COLLEGE LIFE | Campus-Oriented Living Lets Everyone Getting Educated Live In Friendly Environment |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
COLLEGES | Classes Of Lovely Lasses & Excellent Guys Enjoying Schooling |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Education |
COLLIDER | Complaining Of Lover Locked Into Discovering/Dissecting Energetic Reactions |
Angela Brett, on the song by Les Horribles Cernettes (you can download it or read the lyrics at http://musiclub.web.cern.ch/MusiClub/bands/cernettes/songs/collider.html) Entertainment:Music:Songs Science:Physics |
COLLINGWOOD | Can Outsiders Live Luxuriously In Nearby Georgian Wonderland, Or Only Die? |
George Rix Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
COLOMBIA | Cocaine Obliterated Lives Of Many Boys In America. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
COLONEL | Competent Once... Lively Once.... Now Elderly & Lethargic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Military:Ranks |
COLONOSCOPY | Come On, Let Our New Omni-Seeing Contraption (Oiled) Probe You |
Robert Anonymous Science:Biology:Healthcare |
COLONY | Collection Of Life, Organised, Nurturing Yield |
Gavin Lambert - "Nurturing Yield" meaning increasing productivity :) Science:Biology |
COLOR | Collection Of Light Originates Rainbow. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
COLOR (2) | Crayons Occur Lively Or Rich |
Jan Morgan Art & Literature Assorted Adjectives:Colours |
COLORADO | Centennial Ordination, Land Of Rockies A Dimmers Observance |
Jan Morgan - became state 100 years after signing of declaration Mile High City - dims the lights Places:States & Regions |
COLOR ME SMILING | 'Concave Over' Lips Of Red, My Eyes Sparkling Mean It's Likely Illustrator Needs Glitter. |
Angela Brett Art & Literature People & Relationships:Emotions |
COLOSSIANS | Cult Offered Life Of Sure Salvation. Itinerant Apostle Nailed Slander. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
COLOUR CHART | Colourinary Odiousness - Look Out! Using Regularly Causes Heart Attack & Renal Thrombosis |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to go with the PAINT-eating acronyms. Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
COLOUR CHART (2) | Choice Of Lots Of Unusual Recipes Can Help Achieve Right Taste |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, to balance COLOUR CHART Food & Drink:Home(-cooked) Improvement |
COLUMBIUM | Chemical Of Lustre. Usually Mined By Industrious Underground Miners. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements |
COMB | Cleans Out Messy Bunches |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
COME BACK SOON | Check Our Members Entries By Another Call - Keenly Seeking Out Our Novelties |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, encouraging people to search the Acronyms website (http://acronyms.co.nz) again if they don't find anything the first time, because we strive to acronymise any unsuccessful search terms. Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website |
COMMA | Competent Orator May Momentarily Aerate. |
Angela Brett Science:Linguistics |
COMMA (2) | Come On, Many More Acronyms! |
Gavin Lambert, pointing out a missing comma in an acronym featured in THE ACRONYM TIMES Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
COMMENTING CODE | Contemplation Of My Mortality - Enlightenment's Needed To Invigorate Next Generation Continuing Our Development Effort. |
Angela Brett (commenting code is what a programmer does when s/he finds out s/he only has two weeks to live.) Computers:Programming |
COMMITMENT AND RELIABILITY | Can't Offer Much, Miss... I'm Typical Male. Each Night Together Adds No Definite Relationship Endurance. Lust Is A Brilliant Idea, Love Is Too Yucky. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Love & Lust People & Relationships:Genderalisations |
COMMITTEE | Cowardice Of Meeting Means Individual Toughman Tramples Everyone Else |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships |
COMMITTEE MEMBERS | Clones Of Management Meet In Time To Examine Events. Must Examine Minutes But Eschew Resolving Situations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce |
COMMODE | Crapper Or Men's Masturbation Outlet? Determine Eventually. |
Jeff Anonymous Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
COMMUNICATE | Conveying One's Meaning - Maybe Using Notepaper - Is Considered A Talent, Evidently |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
COMMUNION | Christians Offer Messiah Morsels... Ultimately Not Innards Of Nazarene |
Angela Brett Religion |
COMMUNITY | Connection Of Many Minds - Usually Nowadays It's Typed Yabbering. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Computers:Internet |
COMMUNITY ARTS AND MUSIC PROJECT | Create Original Municipal Mural, Under No Illusions That You Are Rembrandt... The Spirit's All Neighbourhood Desires. Many Ukeleles Sound In Concert, Performers (Remembering Ordinary Jobs) Enjoy Creating Tunes. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships Entertainment:Music Art & Literature |
COMOROS | Citizens Of Mixed Origins, Residents Only Subsist. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
COMPACT MUON SOLENOID | Counting Out Muons Presents A Challenge... Too Many Unprocessed Outputs Necessary Since Our Latest Equipment Nibbles On Incredible Dataflow |
Angela Brett (During one second of CMS running, a data volume equivalent to 10,000 Encyclopaedia Britannica will be produced, and not all of it can be recorded -- see http://cmsinfo.cern.ch/Welcome.html/CMSdocuments/CMSposters/PDF/TriDASNCo.pdf) Science:Physics |
COMPANY NAMES | Corporations Often Make Particular Apronymic Names - Yet Not Always Make Economic Sense |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - some apronymic names don't always tell the customer immeidately what the company does. Esso was an attempt at spelling the word formed by S and O, the initials of Standard Oil. Standard Oil tells the comsumer much more than Esso or Exxon do. Commerce:Companies Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
COMPASS | Could One's Magnet Point At South? Surely! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Navigation Aids |
COMPASSIONATE SERVICE | Comforts Others, Many People Are Seeing Service In Our Needs And Trials Endured. Sees Every Responsibility, Vital In Caring, Everyone |
Jan Morgan Religion |
COMPETITION (2) | Consumers Often Monitor Price, Ensuring That It's Truly Indicative Of Noteworthiness |
Angela Brett Commerce |
COMPILER | Corrector Of Many Problems, It Lends Expertise Readily |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
COMPILER (2) | Compilers Only Make Programs If Libraries Execute Right |
Sean Lamb Computers:Programming |
COMPLEX CONDITIONAL STATEMENT | Conjunction Of Many Predicates Logically Evaluated Xerts Control Over Numbercruncher. Developed Intellectuals Think It's Overly Nettlesome... A Large-Scale Turing Automation, Though, Executes Mindlessly Every Nettlesome Task. |
Angela Brett Computers:Programming |
COMPOSE | Creation Of Musical Pieces Or Something Else |
Edwin Hermann Entertainment:Music Art & Literature |
COMPUTER | Crashes Or Mangles Programs Until Technician Emolument Received |
Rico Leffanta Computers |
COMPUTER (2) | Can't Operate Machine. Participating Usually Terrifies Eventual Recruit |
Jan Morgan Computers |
COMPUTER (3) | Complex Outrageous Machine Practically Using Things, Especially Remarkable |
Jacek Dobrzyniecki Computers |
COMPUTER MAGAZINE | Causes Overeater Mouth Problems, Upset Tummy, Excruciating Rectal Movements And Gastritis - And Zero In Nutritional Elements. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
COMPUTER MAGAZINE (2) | Cook One's Manuals, Perhaps Until Tender, Ensures Roughage. Meals Are Generally Assumed Zero In Nutritional Effects |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Do Not Eat |
COMPUTER PRESENTATION | Can Only Make Printouts Using This Expensive Rubbish? Projection's Really Easy, Shouldn't Everyone Nowadays Throw Away Transparencies? Ink's Old News! |
Angela Brett Computers Communication:Presentations |
COMPUTERS (2) | Convey Others' Messages! Produce Useful Tips! Electronically Run Securely! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. Computers |
COMPUTER SUPPORT | Chap On My Phone Usually Tries Enabling Repair. Some Unusual 'Puter Problems Often Require Technicians |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers |
CONAN O'BRIEN | Can Oblong Noggins And Nerdy Oafs Bring Ratings? I Expect Not. |
joybutton Entertainment:TV shows:Talk Shows |
CONCEITED | Concerning Oneself, Never Chanced Entertaining Inferior Thoughts. Everything's Delightful |
Tony McCoy O'Greatest People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
CONCRETE | Conglomeration Of Natural Congealers Reinforces Every Tall Edifice |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
CONCUPISCENCE | Conflicting Onus Never Concedes Until Penetration Invades Sentiments Compromising Emotional Nuances Causing Eviction |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
CONDOM | Contraceptive Often Needs Deploying Over Member |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after watching an 'expose' TV programme on teenage sex in England. People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
CONFERENCE | Combatting Omnifarious Nastiness, Fairly Enigmatic Reptiles Exist Near Cairo, Egypt |
joybutton Science:Biology |
CONFESSIONAL | Catholic Or Not, 'Fess Even Small Sins In Our Now Audioproof Locker |
Jeff Anonymous Religion Places:Buildings |
CONFUSED | Cauldron Of Nonconforming Feelings - Understanding Seems Ever Distant. |
Angela Brett People & Relationships:Emotions |
CONFUSION | Chaos - Office Nitwit's F***ed Up! Situation Is Outrageously Nightmarish |
Tnyo CcyoM OdrGay' People & Relationships |
CONGO | Coups Oust Native Governments Occasionally. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries |
CONGRESS | Conglomerations Of No-Goods - Really Entirely Self Serving. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Politics |
CONGRESS (2) | Copulation, Otherwise Narcissistic Group Repealing Even Social Security? |
Jeff Anonymous, discussing two connotations of the word "congress," excepting "opposite of progress." People & Relationships:Love & Lust Politics |
CONGRESS (3) | Come On! No Group Really Enacts Such Sh*t |
Roger Williams Politics |
CONNECT FOUR | Coloured Ovals Navigated Nicely Ensuring, Cleverly, The Formation Of Unmixed Rows |
Angela Brett Entertainment:Games |
CONNECTICUT | Constitutional Order Naturally Needed, Embraces Colony To Initiate Creed Used Today |
Jan Morgan - first state to use laws Places:States & Regions |
CONNIE | Caring One Negotiates Noteworthy Ideas, Effectively |
Jan Morgan Names:First names:Female |
CONSECRATION | Complete Obedience Necessary, Sacred Efficacious, Concentrated Righteous Attributes To Initiate One's Nirvana |
Jan Morgan Religion |
CONSERVATIVE | Continuously Opposes Novelty, Sees Everything Reactionarily, Violently Against Things It Views "Emergent" |
TMcCO'G Politics People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
CONSERVATIVES | Continuation Of National State Earnings Related Value Added Taxes In Very Extreme Situations |
John Richard Jones Politics:Parties |
CONSTANCE | "Could Other Nation Seize Throne?" Asks Nasty Conniving Englishwoman |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's King John Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:King John |
CONSTIPATED | Can One Not Shift This Impacted Pile And Take Energising Dump? |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
CONSTITUTION | Contract Offering Numerous Sequential Tenets Intended To Unitedly Temper Its Own Nation |
Patricia Rix Politics People & Relationships:Law & Order |
CONSULTANT | Companies Often Need Someone Using Logic To Analyze New Theories |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
CONTRACT | Contributors Ought Not To Reveal Any Contrary Thoughts |
Angela Brett, after Tony jokingly said on the Apronyms forums, 'I have to agree with Angela -- It's in my contract' Communication:Acronyms Forums |
CONTRACT (2) | Co-Operative? No! That's Right, Angela Controls Tony |
Angela Brett, after Tony jokingly said on the Apronyms forums, 'I have to agree with Angela -- It's in my contract' Communication:Acronyms Forums |
CONTROL DESTINY | Conscious Or Not, The Reality Of Life's Deterministic... Everything's Sums, Trajectories, Integrals, 'Ncluding You! |
Angela Brett Religion |
CONTROL FREAK | Commands Overly Necessary Tasks, Ruins Others Lives, Frightening Responses, Everyone's Attitude Kaput |
Jan Morgan - kaput=ruined, these people can cause undue stress on relationships People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
CONVERTING PAGANS | Christians Overthrow Native Views, Existing Religious Teaching's Implicitly No Good, Presumed 'Actual' God's A Necessary Substitute. |
Angela Brett Religion |
CONVICT | Calculating, Overtly Nefarious Villain In Computer Trade |
Angela Brett, finding another villain for the Baddie School roll. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains |
COOK | Controls Ordering Of Kitchen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink:Chefs |
COOK (2) | Cuisine Out Of Kilobytes! |
Angela Brett Computers:Do Not Eat |
COOKIE MANAGER MOM | Crazy Occasional Obligation Keeps Its Endeavor Mandated, A Numbers Agenda Gains Every Revenue, Makes One Manage |
Jan Morgan - Girl Scouts need help keeping track of how many cookie boxes go out and how much money comes in making sure everything is correct and accounted for Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
COOKIES | Cupboard Of One's Kitchen Is Eternal Source. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
COOKING | Contents Of Our Kitchens Is Now 'Grub' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
COOL STUFF | Chill Out - Oh Look, Some Things're Utterly Funky & Fantastic |
TMcCO'G Assorted Phrases |
CO-OPERATION | Complete Oligarchy Of Petroleum Empires Riles All The Innocent Oil-Needers. |
Angela Brett (see COMPETITION) Transport Commerce |
COORDINATOR | Controlling Overseer Of Research & Development Is Necessary Administrator To Obtain "Results" |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
COP | Correct Operational Procedure |
Angela Brett, after hearing a character on a police drama use that phrase. People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
COPOUT | Cunning Operation Planning On Upbraiding Target |
Katherine People & Relationships:Law & Order |
COPOUT (2) | Chancer Often Pleads Obtusely, Using Trickery |
Tony People & Relationships |
COPPER | Commonly Our Police, Properly Earthly Resource |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Chemistry:Elements People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
COPS | Crime's Opposers Protect & Serve |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
COPULATE | Constables Outnumber People Usually Late At Tort Events |
Rico Leffanta (Cop! You Late!) People & Relationships:Law & Order |
COPY AND PASTE | Can Original Postings You've Abandoned Now Depart. Perhaps Archive Should Thread Elsewhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, when it was suggested that some of the old forum threads copied and pasted into an ARCHIVE. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
COPY PROTECTION SCHEME | Catalyst Of Piracy... Your Purchase Runs On The Elderly CD + Tape Instruments Only... Net Search Compulsory (How Else's Mp3 Extracted?) |
Angela Brett, who would like to buy certain CDs but is forced to download them from the internet instead, since copy-protection schemes prevent the CDs from being played in anything other than than my alarm clock. Unfortunately the iTunes Music Store is not available in this country yet, so that means piracy. Entertainment:Music |
CORAL | Comfort Of Receiving Another's Love |
Angela Brett, referring to what is traditionally the coral (35th) wedding anniversary. Time:Special Occasions:Wedding Anniversaries |
CORD | Clogs Oesophagus, Really Dry |
Steve Keate (see DONGLE (3)) Computers:Do Not Eat |
CORD (2) | Chopper Organises Ready Deadwood |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
CORDELIA | Comes Over Really Dignified, Echoing Lear's Inherent Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's (The Tragedy of) King Lear Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:(The Tragedy Of) King Lear |
CORDYCEPS | Claims Of Reducing (Drastically) Your Cholesterol & Enhancing Pulmonary System |
Tony Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
CORE | Centre Of Reactor, Etc. |
Angela Brett Places:Positions & Directions |
CORE (2) | Centre, Or Rather, Epicentre |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Positions & Directions |
CORINTHIANS | Corruption Observed. Renounce Impiety Now. Tolerating Heresy Is A Non-Starter. |
Sue Johnson Religion:Bible books |
CORIOLIS | Control Of Rotation In One's Loo's Incredibly Slight! |
Angela Brett (see http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html) Science:Meteorology People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
CORIOLIS (2) | Circularity Of Rotation Is Oppositional, Loading Is Slow |
TMcCO'G, after Patricia wondered if the Apronyms site is the slowest in the Southern Hemisphere, responded: It's the Coriolis effect. The site loads anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere and clockwise in the northern. Reverse the polarity of the plug on your computer and all will be as it should be :-) Computers:Internet:Apronyms Website:Excuses for Slow Loading |
CORN | Chiropodist's Obviously Really Needed |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
CORN (2) | Cob Offers Ready Nutrition |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Food & Drink |
CORN (3) | Callous Often Requires Nursing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
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