Watch for 'The Attack of the Killer Acronyms'. (Technology Enabled). National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition (12/23/2002)
...found that 76% of these consumers are fed up with IT acronyms that they don't understand. According to IOGEAR, such...a tech guru, I can't completely condemn the use of acronyms. They do make communication simpler, at least as long...everyone comprehends the true meanings of important acronyms. Let's ...
Developing Familiarity with BI SQL Server Magazine (9/1/2005)
...amount of confidence the Fuzzy Lookup algorithm has in the match...to be aware of: The Fuzzy Lookup task assumes words in all capital letters are acronyms. Since each letter in an...distance of one, the Fuzzy Lookup task doesn't try to match...
Primers on standards.(Computers in Libraries) Computers in Libraries (2/1/2004)
ARK Acronym: ARK What it stands for: Archival Resource Key What is its...analogous to how old Internet host tables were used for hostname lookup before DNS. The registry file is small since it contains one...Office of the President Oakland, Calif. ARK Co-Developer DOI Acronym: DOI What it stands for: Digi
How to build a data base with tools you already have around your computer. Computers in Libraries (3/1/1995)
...your common questions. Borrow the acronym FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions...batch program, which we will call LOOKUP.BAT. EDIT LOOKUP.BAT <Enter> Again you will...record again, this time by typing LOOKUP garden <Enter> You will...
The World Factbook 1996-97 Naval War College Review (7/1/1998)
...is identical in format to its immediate predecessors: quick-lookup information and data on the world's nations and dependent territories...their founding, membership, etc., and not least, what the acronyms stand for). Phrases like "must-have" and "belongs on every...
(book reviews) Microwave Journal (2/1/1992)
...noted. The publisher calls this a complete cookbook for instant lookup. This is true, but it is a cookbook for experienced chefs...book. It is followed by three appendices, which list symbols, acronyms and abbreviations, present common questions and answers, and...
Web winners: Where to go for best reference material.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (8/5/2003)
...Smartpages. Verizon's is Superpages. They have reverse lookups, maps, the works. www.smartpages.com/whitepages...conversion-impaired. www.convert-me.com/en ___ Acronym finder. DOT is not just the acronym for the Department of Transportation. It could...
Web winners: Where to go for best reference material. The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) (7/30/2003)
...Smartpages. Verizon's is Superpages. They have reverse lookups, maps, the works. www.smartpages.com/whitepages...conversion-impaired. www.convert-me.com/en ___ Acronym finder. DOT is not just the acronym for the Department of Transportation. It could...
Jargon Sparks Fear and Loathing Among the Technologically Illiterate The Washington Post (4/23/1990)
...a language of their own, a lexicon bursting with ungainly acronyms, twisted English and baffling technical terms. The language...CA-ADROIT-CBT-AS, CA-ADROIT-BASE, CA-ADROIT-ASSIST and CA-ADROIT-LOOKUP." Esther Dyson, who publishes a respected computer industry newsletter, said the use of jargon and ...
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING JARGON, HIGH TECH IS IN A WORLD OF ITS OWN The Boston Globe (4/16/1990)
...a language of their own, a lexicon bursting with ungainly acronyms, twisted English and baffling technical terms. The language...CA-ADROIT-CBT-AS, CA-ADROIT-BASE, CA-ADROIT-ASSIST and CA-ADROIT-LOOKUP." Esther Dyson, who publishes a respected computer industry newsletter, says the use of jargon and ...
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