Tech Acronym Etymologies

Users discuss, question, and explain the origins, meanings, and confusions around technical acronyms, abbreviations, prefixes, and naming conventions in areas like networking, hardware, electronics, and software.

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OK CBRNE ITS TIL SNMP PA PLC MARPAT CADPAT DX stations reference dx cp indicating yellow prefix plate pages pa

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fizixer Jun 28, 2015 View on HN

I got lost in their naming convention, what is it, 2c? 8c? 9c?

throw_pm23 Feb 6, 2023 View on HN

So "vice signalling", maybe?

stuaxo Aug 25, 2016 View on HN

The short names confuse me a bit on this.

rey12rey Feb 24, 2017 View on HN

Interesting to know about the 'N'. How about g1 & f1? Any history behind those?

majewsky Jul 30, 2019 View on HN

They're probably referring to the "CF/CW/TW" part.

chrisbolt Dec 11, 2011 View on HN

gx probably means global crossing, qw probably means qwest

kragen Jan 9, 2022 View on HN

Do you mean cmr, cmi, cmtt, ...?

soneil Nov 17, 2020 View on HN

It’s a contraction of the inner 8 letters. In the same vein as i18n.

sillywalk Nov 29, 2023 View on HN

Do you happen to know what the KA and KL prefixes stand for?

michaelcampbell Apr 28, 2012 View on HN

S for simple really comes apart in "SNMP".