I’ll remember that the next time I enter my PIN number at an ATM machine.
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Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 months agoWhy, for the love of all the gods, do people keep saying and writing “LCD display”.
Tell me what the “D” in “LCD” means!
What does the “D” mean, hmmm!?
BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Ok, so what’s up with that LC display.
This kind of redundancy creates semantic resilience, thats why we take the type name out of acronyms.
Instead, when designing acronyms leave the type name out of it.
teodorista@lemm.ee 2 months ago
You really need to learn about RAS syndrome.
FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 2 months ago
it means peDantic
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
The same as the M in ATM machine and N in PIN number, V in HIV virus and C in UPC code!
Oh, the dreaded RAS syndrome!.
I’m off to read some DC comics.
poddus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I will be reporting this to the American Association Against Acronym Abuse!