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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Three-letter acronym (TLA) The canonical self-describing abbreviation for the name of a species with which computing terminology is infested. Examples include MCA, FTP, SNA, CPU, MMU, DMU, FPU, TLA. For a complete list of the TLAs in this dictionary, see TLAs. Sometimes used by extension for any confusing acronym. People who like this looser usage argue that not all TLAs have three letters, just as not all four-letter words have four letters. One also hears of "ETLA" (Extended Three-Letter Acronym) being used to describe four-letter acronyms. The term "SFLA" (Stupid Four-Letter Acronym) has also been reported. See also YABA. The self-effacing phrase "TDM TLA" (Too Damn Many...) is often used to bemoan the plethora of TLAs in use. In 1989, a random of the journalistic persuasion asked hacker Paul Boutin "What do you think will be the biggest problem in computing in the 90s?" Paul's straight-faced response: "There are only 17,000 three-letter acronyms." (To be exact, there are 26^3 = 17,576.) (1994-12-14). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
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Crosswords: THREE-LETTER ACRONYM |
| Specialty definitions using "THREE-LETTER ACRONYM": TLA. (references) |
Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-e-h-l-m-n-o-r-r-r-t-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: electrothermy. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 48 52 45 45 2D 4C 45 54 54 45 52 41 43 52 4F 4E 59 4D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001000 01010010 01000101 01000101 00101101 01001100 01000101 01010100 01010100 01000101 01010010 00100000 01000001 01000011 01010010 01001111 01001110 01011001 01001101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T H R E E - L E T T E R   A C R O N Y M |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0048 0052 0045 0045 002D 004C 0045 0054 0054 0045 0052 0041 0043 0052 004F 004E 0059 004D |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)544252393915463954543952235375249485947 |
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