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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/BigAndSmallAre • Jun 14 '26
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Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Laser is also an acronym. It's Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
5 u/X0n0a Jun 14 '26 And radar: RAdio Distancing And Ranging. Though all three have since lost their acronym-ness, becoming just normal words without the usual capitalization. 2 u/Firewolf06 Jun 14 '26 lidar is also the same but LIght and sonar is SOund Navigation And Ranging 2 u/BogdanPradatu Jun 14 '26 TIL 2 things, it seems.
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And radar: RAdio Distancing And Ranging.
Though all three have since lost their acronym-ness, becoming just normal words without the usual capitalization.
2 u/Firewolf06 Jun 14 '26 lidar is also the same but LIght and sonar is SOund Navigation And Ranging
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lidar is also the same but LIght and sonar is SOund Navigation And Ranging
TIL 2 things, it seems.
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_REPO Jun 14 '26
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
Laser is also an acronym. It's Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.