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Re: AOL for Acronym OverLoading
> > Does anyone have a write-up on NES? I believe that it is based on
> > DES, but I am not sure. It is for a paper that I am writing up.
>
> The NES has been pretty much replaced by S-NES, the Super-Nintendo
> Entertainment System. Check it out in any toy store.
What, no 3DO or Lynx? ;)
> Oh, you meant something different? This exemplifies what I believe it
> was Eric Hughes who called it "acronym overloading," or "TLA overlaoding." I
> have thus dubbed this "AOL," standing for both America OnLine _and_
> Acronym OverLoading, thus defining itself by example.
Amen to this. Perhaps Darren was referring to NewDES when he said NES?
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