Acronyms within acronyms
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mollyringleIn an interesting twist on the usual ubiquitous acronym, my father-in-law found this one:
MOL is a Japanese shipping corporation and their letters stand for "Mitsui O.S.K. Lines," the "OSK" standing in turn for "Osaka Shosen Kaisha." So what we have is an acronym within an acronym. I find this intriguing.
Can you think of any others?
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MOL is a Japanese shipping corporation and their letters stand for "Mitsui O.S.K. Lines," the "OSK" standing in turn for "Osaka Shosen Kaisha." So what we have is an acronym within an acronym. I find this intriguing.
Can you think of any others?
May have to cross-post to
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Date: 2006-12-06 01:06 am (UTC)Way back in the Days of Yore, I worked for "Kodak Imaging Services", informally known as KIS. After we were acquired and merged out of business, we became KIS Imaging Services for a while, since we were no longer part of Kodak, but wanted a familiar name for existing customers.
And yes, I did get an ungodly amount of teasing from some people who asked why I worked for "Kodak Imaging Services Imaging Services." :-)
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Date: 2006-12-07 09:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-06 03:29 pm (UTC)Acronyms within acronyms
Date: 2008-03-21 05:12 pm (UTC)That's a U.S. military acronym for CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package.
CBRNE is an acronym for Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive OR Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosives OR Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Enhanced Conventional Weapons.
Or, in simple English, nothing good.
SSG Jim Greenhill
Re: Acronyms within acronyms
Date: 2008-03-23 02:21 am (UTC)Thanks Jim!
acronym within acronym
Date: 2011-12-01 03:01 pm (UTC)SAS = Serial Attached SCSI, or Serial Attached Small Computer System Interface.
Where are the acronym police when you need them.
Larry
AWA
Date: 2013-12-31 06:58 pm (UTC)This is actually two acronyms within an acronym .
AWA is an acronym for "ACRONYMS WITHIN ACRONYMS"; the title of this discussion.
Does that count? One could even argue that there are an infinite number of acronyms within the acronym AWA.
Acronyms within acronyms
Date: 2016-03-25 11:42 am (UTC)ARM = Acorn RISC Machine (later Advanced RISC Machines)