Acronyms (Page 6): Acronyms have caused a number of names of places to not be used. A for instance. The Body Farm, as Patricia Cornwell named it, was not named after it's creator, Dr.

newtoyou Loc: Eastport

Bison Bud wrote:

I for one hate the way the three and four letter a... (show quote)

Acronyms have caused a number of names
of places to not be used.
A for instance.
The Body Farm, as Patricia Cornwell named it, was not named after it's creator, Dr. William Bass, because Bass Anthropologic Research Farm had a bad conotation.
Bill

Jay Drew Loc: Boise, Id.

Bison Bud wrote:

I guess I should have Googled it, but I did think that the "M" would stand for something on it's own. I think "DCI" would have made more sense and part of my point here is that there doesn't seem to be much consistency in how these abbreviations are created. Thanks for the quick responses.

Well, the Google result I read said something about the "M" being Medicine or Medical. Doesn't make any sense to me & I'm not going to bother to look it up again.

smussler Loc: Land O Lakes, FL - Formerly Miller Place, NY

JamesCurran wrote:

That falls under dictionaries having to document how the word is being used, even if it's not the correct usage. The "-nym" in "acronym" means "name" which is a pronounceable word. If you spell it out, it's an "initialism" (Both types are abbreviations)

Of course, then we get it "ISO" which is not an acronym, initialism nor even an abbreviation. (It's a name).

From Google search:
ISO. Stands for "International Organization for Standardization." Yes, technically the acronym should be "IOFS," but I guess ISO sounds better. The ISO works with standards institutes from over 150 countries to develop technology and product standards. ... It also leads to more standardized products for consumers.

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

Bison Bud wrote:

I for one hate the way the three and four letter a... (show quote)

Although I am in agreement with you concerning acronyms, there is nothing we can do about it except grumble. A combination of three things has made the use inevitable. 1. Humans are lazy. 2. Texting, and to a lesser extent, emailing (neither of which I like as verbs) have led to shortcuts in language. 3. "I know something you don't." And, by the way, its "they're," not "their."

Mike in AZ

When I look at a lot of my images, I say WTH.

User ID

newtoyou wrote:

It refers to a part of a drum kit.
Maybe a small snare mounted high?
.............

Uhh...mmmmnnnn .... not. Any snare is always about waist high, standing, sitting, or marching.

I do have a very small snare called a firecracker :-)

Anywho, a best boy does not drum on set.

fantom Loc: Colorado

Linda From Maine wrote:

Regurgitation completed while you were typing.

I love Mr Google! He never gives me any attitude with his responses 😉
https://www.howtogeek.com/204228/why-does-every-camera-put-photos-in-a-dcim-folder/

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"He never gives me any attitude with his responses." Oh yeah??

Google French Military Victories and click on "I'm feeling lucky."

Enjoy

User ID

smussler wrote:

From Google search:
ISO. Stands for "International Organization for Standardization." Yes, technically the acronym should be "IOFS," but .........

Seeeeeeeriously ????

You think the NYS TWY should be called the SONY TWY ? TWIMC, FWIW, FYI, Sony has no factory in “SONY” or NYS.

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OTOH, I do have an MLS from SUNY in NYS. I was employed full time by NYSDOT while attending SUNY, so CSEA paid half my tuition through the TPD program of the GOER. Good deal !

Also good deal the NYSLRS of the ONYSC pays for my Sonys. What goes around comes around.

fantom Loc: Colorado

smussler wrote:

From Google search:
ISO. Stands for "International Organization for Standardization." Yes, technically the acronym should be "IOFS," but I guess ISO sounds better. The ISO works with standards institutes from over 150 countries to develop technology and product standards. ... It also leads to more standardized products for consumers.

The acronym is for the French name of the organization, which translates to what you stated.

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

Wikipedia wrote:

ISO is not an acronym. The organization adopted ISO as its abbreviated name in reference to the Greek word isos (ίσος, meaning "equal"),[6] as its name in the three official languages would have had different acronyms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization#Name_and_abbreviations

JD750 Loc: SoCal

dpfoto wrote:

DCIM is Digital Camera Images... So, what is the "M" for?

IM = IMages

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

StanMac wrote:

I should have used abstruse. My mind is a bit obtuse until my morning has circulated the caffeine for a bit.

Like I said, FX is pretty clear - F for "Full", and X as a place holder for "Frame". What is the "D" in the DX signify? Since DX typically refers to "crop frame" cameras/lenses, why not use CX?

Actually, I really don't give a flying flip - just thought I'd ask.

Stan

Wow, i actually learned a new word today. I was actually thinking "obscure" mistype.

I might be wrong but i believe FX is Full size and DX is divided size. The truth probably is that DX is just an invented name by Nikon for their crop sensor and has no real meaning behind it as the full name APS-C (Advanced Photo System type-C) do not 'sing' and too technical for advertising purposes.

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

fantom wrote:

The acronym is for the French name of the organization, which translates to what you stated.

The French name is "Organisation internationale de normalisation" which would be "OIN".

aellman Loc: Boston MA

StanMac wrote:

I should have used abstruse. My mind is a bit obtuse until my morning has circulated the caffeine for a bit.

Like I said, FX is pretty clear - F for "Full", and X as a place holder for "Frame". What is the "D" in the DX signify? Since DX typically refers to "crop frame" cameras/lenses, why not use CX?

Actually, I really don't give a flying flip - just thought I'd ask.

Stan

From anronymfinder.com, here is an example: definitions of "A&T:"
A&T Art & Technology
A&T Acquisition & Technology
A&T Analysis & Test
A&T Agriculture and Technical
A&T Assessment & Taxation
A&T Annam and Tonkin (philatelic marking of French protectorate, Indochina)
A&T Acceptance & Transfer
A&T Administrative and Technical status

carlberg

Great list, Shapiro, but it left out one: f or f/