Acronym Meanings

Cluster centers on users asking what various acronyms and abbreviations stand for in Hacker News posts and comments, with responses providing explanations or humorous takes. Discussions highlight confusion over neologisms, tech jargon, and context-specific shorthands.

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Sample Comments

Zelphyr Dec 18, 2018 View on HN

What does that acronym stand for?

mtmail Feb 27, 2018 View on HN

You're the author of the linkedin post. Why are you asking us what it stands for?

arbitrage Nov 6, 2017 View on HN

It's a neologistical acronym. TOR makes more sense.

DylanSp Jul 31, 2023 View on HN

Yes, that's what they're short for.

tracker1 Feb 7, 2017 View on HN

I'm honestly not sure, I thought it was a canonical abbreviation as a lot of the training docs I've seen use it.

scotu Jan 16, 2017 View on HN

there's few things as useful and as irritating as acronyms. But a quick google search is going to give the answer to your question

TedDoesntTalk Apr 23, 2021 View on HN

no idea what those acronyms mean. X BT? IB? SD? WTF?

atsaloli Jan 23, 2021 View on HN

It's a YABA (Yet Another Bloody Acronym). :)

erikb Jun 5, 2015 View on HN

Ah that's what it stands for. Alright.

mathattack Apr 20, 2025 View on HN

I thought it stood for a shorter word.https://www.reddit.com/r/theinternetofshit/