17 Mar
2010
17 Mar
'10
7:39 p.m.
From: Zane H. Healy
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:02 AM
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010, Fred Cisin wrote:
>>> Wait... what's the definition of a PC
again? ;-)
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 blstuart at bellsouth.net
wrote:
>> Program counter, known in some circles as the IP (instruction pointer)
>> (N.B. editorial opinion: all other uses of those initials are evil)
> What is wrong with "Printed Circuit"?
In the US Navy, it stands for "Postal
Clerk".
In the UK it stands for "Police Constable".
Acronyms are evil.
But is there a problem with unpronounceable abbreviations? I think those are
at worst chaotic neutral.
Rich