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| 100% | AA | Always Alkaline |
Jeff Anonymous (on the rareness of carbon-zinc and nickel-metal hydride AA batteries. ya can usually only get alkaline and rechargable alkaline) |
| 100% | AAA | Available As Alkaline |
Dustan Dowsing, who resorted to acronymising battery sizes in an attempt to get the overall first acronym. |
| 100% | AAAA | Also Available As Alkaline |
Dustan Dowsing |
| 100% | ADO | Acronyms Doubly Overloaded |
ADO = Active Data Object (Microsoft) |
| 100% | ADS | Anticompetitiveness Doesn't Sell |
ADS = Active Directory Service (Microsoft) Computers Computers |
| 100% | AM (2) | Awful Music |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (AM actually stands for Amplitude Modulation) Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 75% | AMD | Acronyms Made to Deliver |
AMD = Advanced Micro Devices, a CPU manufacturer. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | ANZAC | Army Needed Zeal And Courage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (ANZAC actually stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Military Military |
| 100% | AOL | Automatically Online Loser |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to what many people think about users of America Online) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ASCII | Are Some Computer Ingredients Inedible? |
Tony, who doesn't think the American Standard Code for Information Interchange is edible. Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | ASF | Advanced Spamming Format |
ASF = Advanced Streaming Format (Microsoft) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ATI | Absolutely Terrific Illustrations |
Jeff Anonymous, referring to the graphics card company. Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | AT & T | Attention! Thervice Thaved! |
Jeff Anonymous, after HALT, because AT & T is going to keep the ISP running. Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | BBN | Building Better Networks |
BBN = Bolt, Baranek & Newman, one of the companies that helped build the infrastructure of the internet. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | BMW | Break My Wallet |
Rob s Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | BOS | Bat Outta Shell |
BOS = Base Operating System (IBM). The kernel of AIX and the programs that consist of a base install are included in the BOS. Computers Computers |
| 100% | B.SC. | Biological Scientific Calculator |
Angela Brett, after graduating with a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) majoring in MATHEMATICS. Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | BSD | Best System Design |
Sean Lamb (BSD = Berkeley Software Distribution; a flavor of UNIX written by UC Berkeley that is the basis for FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD among others) Computers Computers |
| 100% | CA | Calculator's 'About' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the historian's habit of not bothering to calculate the dates of birth or death of historical characters precisely, instead calculating loosely on the lines of Tony McCoy O'Grady 1950 ca., when they were too lazy to check it out. |
| 100% | CA (2) | Clearly Around |
Rico Leffanta |
| 80% | CAAS | Can't Anyone Agree on Something? |
Credit: Spoof of a project with the same acronym. This expansion better describes how the project is going. |
| 100% | CAD (2) | Can't Actually Draw |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CAD usually stands for Computer Aided Design) Computers Computers |
| 100% | CAPI | Contemptible And Pitiful Interface |
CAPI = Crypto Application Programming Interface (Microsoft) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | CAS | Computer Aided Sleuthing |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, after much conversation about his sleuthing around one of Angela's stacks. |
| 100% | CBD | Congested Buildings Downtown |
It actually means Central Business District, but when Angela mentioned it Tony McCoy O'Grady didn't know this, so thought of his own ideas. |
| 75% | CBD (2) | City By the Docks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 60% | CBD (3) | Conglomeration of Bums and Drunks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| 100% | CD-RW | Can Dislocate Rectal Walls |
Jeff Anonymous Computers:Do Not Eat Computers:Do Not Eat |
| 100% | CEO | Confusion Exceeding Omniscience |
Susan S. In my line of work, I've gotten a lot of comments from my employees alluding to my phenomenal knowledge base -- "You know-it-all!" -- This to let them know that I'm just as confused as they, but as the head of the company I want to put my best foot forward. (CEO usually stands for Chief Executive Officer) People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| 100% | CIA | Criminals In Authority |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | CIPA | Can't I Play Anywhere? |
Thinking about what the CIPA (Childrens' Internet Protection Act) really means for American libraries and schools Computers:Internet Computers:Internet People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | CIPA (2) | Censoring Internet Pages Always |
Thinking about what the CIPA (Childrens' Internet Protection Act) really means for American libraries and schools Computers:Internet Computers:Internet People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | CIPA (3) | Congress Institutes Protections Awkwardly |
Thinking about what the CIPA (Childrens' Internet Protection Act) really means for American libraries and schools Computers:Internet Computers:Internet People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 80% | CIPA (4) | Congress's Inane Plan for Assimilation |
Thinking about what the CIPA (Childrens' Internet Protection Act) really means for American libraries and schools Computers:Internet Computers:Internet People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | CMOS | Computer Must Operate Somehow |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (CMOS usually stands for Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | CMS | Complicated Magnetic System |
Angela Brett, referring to the COMPACT MUON SOLENOID. See http://cmsinfo.cern.ch for more information. Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | CNE | Can't Network Everything |
CNE's real definition is Certified Netware Engineer Computers Computers Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | CNE (2) | Certification Nullifies Education |
CNE's real definition is Certified Netware Engineer Computers Computers Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 75% | CNE (3) | Creating Networks of Ether |
CNE's real definition is Certified Netware Engineer Computers Computers Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | CSC | Citizens, Send Cash |
Jeff Anonymous (In reference to ezboard.com's premium service) Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | DDS | Doesn't Do Spleens! |
Angela Brett (DDS usually stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery) Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations Science:Biology:Healthcare:Healthcare Occupations |
| 100% | DDT | Darn Dat Toxin! |
Jeff Anonymous Science:Chemistry Science:Chemistry |
| 100% | DEN | Doesn't Even Network |
DEN = Directory-Enabled Networking (Microsoft) Computers Computers |
| 100% | DISC (2) | Does It Still Compile? |
Sean Lamb (DISC really means Digital Interactive Systems Corp., a company marketing a new computer-in-a-box gaming console) Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 100% | DMCA | Don't Make Cables Abroad |
It's not just DeCSS that US Customs doesn't want coming into the country. Check out http://www.cs.umn.edu/~mcmillen/dmca for another viewpoint. (DMCA usually stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act) People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 80% | DMCA (2) | Don't Make Copies of Anything |
DMCA = Digital Millennium Copyright Act (US Congress) People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | DNA | Daddy Not Available |
DNA usually stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid Science:Biology Science:Biology People & Relationships:Family People & Relationships:Family |
| 100% | DNS | Dotted Numbers Synonyms |
Angela Brett (DNS usually stands for Domain Name System) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DRM | Don't Rip Mp3s |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | DRM (2) | Doesn't Record Media |
DRM = Digital Rights Management (Microsoft) Computers Computers Entertainment Entertainment |
| 100% | DRM (3) | Doesn't Really Matter |
Sean Lamb (DRM = Digital Rights Management {Microsoft}; but file sharing will continue after this "feature" is introduced) Computers Computers |
| 100% | DSL | Darned Speedy Link! |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line or Direct Satellite Link. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DSL (2) | Download Something Large |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DSL (3) | Defying Sea-Level |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Submergence Laboratory. Science Science |
| 100% | DSL (4) | Don't Say 'Lame'! |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Disability Sick Leave. Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | DSL (5) | Domineer Suburban Lads |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common District Scout Leader. Sports & Recreation:Scouts Sports & Recreation:Scouts |
| 75% | DSL (6) | Detritus-filled Seabed Level |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, as an alternate expansion of the more common Deep Scattering Layer. Science Science |
| 100% | DSL (7) | Dialup's So Lame! |
Angela Brett, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DSL (8) | Don't Surf Lightly |
Edwin Hermann, as an alternate expansion of the more common Digital Subscriber Line. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | DSL (9) | Dunderheads Surf Loudly |
Jeff Anonymous, in reference to loud dialup modems (as opposed to Digital Subscriber Line)... no offense intended :) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | EDS | Evil Doers Supreme |
Carl Brett, who works for a company called EDS Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | EDS (2) | Electric Donkey Service |
Carl Brett Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | EDS (3) | Evil Dark Side |
Adrian Parke, who also works at EDS Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | EDS (4) | Everything Done Slowly |
Adrian Parke Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | EDS (5) | Experts Dont Subscribe |
Carl Brett Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | EDS (6) | Evil Doers Society |
Carl Brett Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | ERNIE | Everybody Regularly Needs Income Enhancement |
Tony McCoy O'Grady. - ERNIE is the name of the computer which picks (picked?) winning Prize Bonds in the UK. it stood for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment Commerce:Money Commerce:Money |
| 100% | EULA | Extremely Unappealing License Agreement |
EULA = End User License Agreement (Microsoft) Computers Computers |
| 100% | FA (2) | Frolicking Americans |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the abbreviation for Florida. Places:States & Regions Places:States & Regions |
| 100% | FM | Funky Music |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Entertainment:Music Entertainment:Music |
| 100% | FTP | Follow That Puppy! |
Angela Brett - FTP actually stands for File Transfer Protocol, but at least two Macintosh FTP clients have dogs in their icons. |
| 100% | GM | Garbage Motors |
Rob s Transport:Car Makes & Models Transport:Car Makes & Models |
| 100% | GNU | Good News, Usually |
Steve Keate (GNU actually stands for 'Gnu's Not Unix' and is a project by the free software foundation to make a free alternative to Unix.) Computers Computers |
| 100% | GNU (2) | Gates Now Unhappy |
Steve Keate Computers Computers |
| 100% | GPF | Greatly Pooched Files |
Sean Lamb, referring to the results of a General Protection Fault. Computers:Windows Computers:Windows |
| 100% | HTML | How They Make Links |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (HTML usually stands for HyperText Markup Language) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | HTTP | Here's That Titled Page |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - People seem to think that 'http://www.co.nz' is the 'name' of a page, rather than the 'address'. (HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | HTTP (2) | How They Transfer Pages |
Angela Brett, inspired by HTML. HTTP usually stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | IBM | Incredibly Bad Machine |
Gavin Shapiro Computers Computers Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | IBM (2) | I Broke Mine |
Steve Keate Computers Computers Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
| 100% | IBM (3) | It's Barbarically Megapriced |
Jeff Anonymous, after mentioning IBM in I AM GETTING THE MAC Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies Computers:Generic Hardware Computers:Generic Hardware |
| 100% | INS | It's Now Security |
Sean Lamb (INS was the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the US until it merged into the DHS [Department of Homeland Security]) People & Relationships:Law & Order People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| 100% | IRS | Income Retrieval Service |
Sean Lamb (who just finished filing his 2003 tax return) Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | IS | Implies Status |
Edwin Hermann, referring to the usual meaning of IS, Information Systems. Computers Computers |
| 100% | ISDN | It's So Darn Neat! |
Angela Brett Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (2) | It Still Does Nothing |
Acronymous Anonymous Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (3) | I See Dollars Now |
Chuck Banks Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISDN (4) | Is Someone Dreaming Nonsense? |
Chuck Banks Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 80% | ISDN (5) | Insidious Substitute for Data Networks |
Kuroneko -- ISDN actually stands for "Integrated Services Digital Network", a form of telephone network that sends all services (including voice calls) digitally. In actuality, ISDN is a royal pain to configure and use for Data thanks to the differing ISDN standards across the globe, the complexity of the ISDN bearer service and the fact that most hardware is designed to work in any country resulting in the operator having to know which standard the country they're in conforms to, and how to format the source and target phone numbers correctly. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 50% | ISP | It Starves [from lack of] Profit |
Jeff Anonymous, when his ISP's stock was worth fourty cents. (ISP usually stands for Internet Service Provider) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (2) | It Starves, Profitless |
Angela Brett, as a modification of Jeff's ISP. Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (3) | It's Slow & Pathetic |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISP (4) | Intermittent Squeaky Pauses |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Computers:Internet Computers:Internet |
| 100% | ISP (5) | It Shan't Prevail! |
Angela Brett, referring to Jeff's ISP Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (6) | I'm Sorely Peeved! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in reference to Jeff's ISP Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (7) | Internet Stopper Plugged |
Jeff Anonymous (in reference to what'll happen when @home finally does go down the loo...well, I have AOL on the side just in case) Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | ISP (8) | It Seeks Profit |
Jeff Anonymous, as a modification of ISP Computers:Internet Computers:Internet Commerce Commerce |
| 100% | IT (2) | Ivory Tower |
Rico Leffanta (referring to information technology, of course) Computers Computers |
| 100% | JPEG | Juxtapositioned Pixels Emulate Graphics |
Sean Lamb (JPEG = Joint Photographic Experts Group) Computers Computers |
| 80% | JPEG (2) | Just Pictures and Entertaining Graphics |
Sean Lamb (JPEG = Joint Photographic Experts Group) Computers Computers |
| 100% | KFC | Known For Calories |
Angela Brett Food & Drink:Food Outlets Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| 100% | KLR | Kickstart & Let's Ride |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2) Transport Transport |
| 100% | KLR (2) | Keep Leathers Ready |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2) Transport Transport |
| 100% | KLR (3) | Keen Little Racer |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2) Transport Transport |
| 83% | LASER | Light-emitting Artefact Sometimes Employs Rubies |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics Science:Physics |
| 100% | LCBO | Large Canadian Booze Outlet/Organization |
Angela Brett (LCBO usually stands for Liquor Control Board Ontario) Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic |
| 100% | LZ | Loudmouths... Zoloft? |
Jeff Anonymous, explaining that LED ZEPPELIN might lead someone to need an antidepressant. Entertainment:Music:Artists Entertainment:Music:Artists |
| 100% | MAF | Much About Flora |
Angela Brett, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Science:Biology Science:Biology |
| 100% | MAFF | Many Abhor Factory Farming |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (MAFF usually stands for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) |
| 100% | MCP | Mastered Crappy Programs |
Angela Brett (MCP usually stands for Microsoft Certified Professional) Computers:Windows Computers:Windows Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 75% | MCT | Managing to Charge Thousands |
Sean Lamb (MCT really stands for Microsoft Certified Trainer) Computers:Windows Computers:Windows Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | MCT (2) | Must Continue Training |
Sean Lamb (MCT really stands for Microsoft Certified Trainer) Computers:Windows Computers:Windows Education:Qualifications Education:Qualifications |
| 100% | MMORPG | Morons Mindlessly Overdoing Redundantly Programmed Game |
Sporkmaster (MMORPG usually stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) Computers:Games Computers:Games |
| 100% | MOAB (2) | Maxes Out All Buildings |
Tony McCoy O'Grady referring to "Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb", "Mother Of All Bombs" Military:Weapons Military:Weapons |
| 100% | MSDN | Microsoft's Special Documentation Nook |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MSDN (2) | Must Study Diverse Networks |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 100% | MSDN (3) | My System's Down Now |
Sean Lamb (MSDN usually stands for Microsoft Developer Network) Computers:Programming Computers:Programming |
| 80% | NASA | Newbies: "Acronym [for] Space Agency" |
Jeff Anonymous Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | NASA (2) | Never Attended Starfleet Academy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 67% | NASA (3) | Never Attained Speed-of-light Acceleration |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Astronomy Science:Astronomy |
| 100% | NATO | Nasty Americans Threaten Others |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (NATO usually stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Politics Politics |
| 100% | NCR | Not Completely Reliable |
Tiny Lee (NCR usually stands for National Cash Register) Computers Computers Commerce:Companies Commerce:Companies |
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