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- 1. About... What is V.E.R.A.?
- 2. List format Systematic approach of the acronym list (if any)
- 3. Acronym Definition of the word acronym
- 4. History and other useful information News, changes, requests, ...
- 5. Acknowledgments List of contributors and other credits
- 6. Disclaimer Please read before printing, copying or the like
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1. About...
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms
V.E.R.A. is a free list of acronyms all of which are used in the field of computing.
V.E.R.A. is primarily meant to be used as an online reference, although some efforts have been taken to make its TeX output looking acceptable. However I doubt that somebody would like to print it. The original release compiled to 250 pages.
This edition is a special contribution to the GNU project similar to the version 6.0 of V.E.R.A. It contains approximately 9203 acronyms.
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Les quatre grandes bases terminologiques suivantes ne recensent que l'expression "digital video disk" pour "DVD".
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Ensuite, de nombreux glossaires offrent les 2 possibilités ("versatile" et "video").
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Une référence intéressante indique qu'historiquement, l'acronyme "DVD" a d'abord signifié "digital video disc" et que la notion de polyvalence ("versatility") est venue ensuite: "Originally referred to as "digital video discs", these high-capacity optical disks..."
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Je pense que c'est là l'explication de la double traduction de cet acronyme car l'objectif initial était de proposer des films cinématographiques sur vidéodisques (dont certains formats et procédés existaient longtemps avant l'apparition du DVD).
Actuellement, la technique du DVD n'est pas encore vraiment cristallisée puisqu'on a passé du "DVD" simple couche / simple face (4,7 GB) au DVD double couche / simple face (8,5 GB) et maintenant au DVD double couche / double face (17 GB). IBM a mis au point en laboratoire un DVD à 10 couches dont je vous laisse calculer la capacité... L'application la plus courante et la plus populaire est évidemment celle des films de cinéma (en codage MPEG-x) et je pense qu'elle le restera (car on peut consulter plus facilement et ponctuellement des encyclopédies et bases textuelles en ligne).
L'introduction de l'unique option (de l'industrie privée anglo-saxonne) "versatile" / "polyvalent" dans le Vocabulaire informatique de l'administration française me paraît donc avoir fait l'objet d'une décision prématurée et discutable car n'ayant pas fait l'objet d'une concertation avec les organisations de normalisation internationales compétentes. (D. Bloud)
An Excellent page maintained by Kelly Smith at the Social Sciences and Humanities Library of UCSD. When possible, these links go directly to the official website for the agency or program listed. For more comprehensive coverage of military-related acronyms, please check the sources listed on the Military Acronyms and Glossaries page.
... The Legends of the Word OK (okay)
Every day people use the word 'OK'. But where did it come from? In truth, no one really knows for sure, but there are several different theories as to where it originates.
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O.K., loc. adv.O.K., loc. adv.
Étymol. et Hist. 1. 1869 (L'Ingénieur, loc. cit.); 2. 1931 interj. (L. Durtain, Conquêtes du monde. Captain O.K., 16 et n. ds Höfler Anglic.). Empr. à l'anglo-amér. O.K. att. pour la 1re fois en 1839 comme abrév. de all correct «tout à fait correct, bien» interprété oll korrect selon une mode d'abrév. fondées sur des interprétations graph. fantaisistes alors très en vogue sur la côte est des États-Unis (p. ex. O.W. pour all right «tout juste» interprété oll wright), notamment à Boston où O.K. est d'abord att.
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Woher kommt eigentlich ...?
"O.K.", "leiwand" und andere Wörter mit schleierhaftem Ursprung - eine etymologische Hitparade, möglicherweise Teil 1
Zu den meistgestellten Fragen, die uns von UserInnen eingesandt werden, gehört Woher kommt eigentlich das Wort .... Die Palette reicht dabei von der schlichten Bitte um Erklärung eines Wortursprungs über die Enträtselung von Abkürzungen (IKEA etwa ist immer noch vielen ein Mysterium) bis hin zu sprachphilosophischen Betrachtungen.
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"Okey-doke" is student slang first attested 1932. Greek immigrants to America who returned home early 20c. having picked up U.S. speech mannerisms were known in Greece as "okay-boys", among other things.
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Most Recognized Word on the Planet: OK or O.K. or Okay
U.S. President Martin Van Buren (A.D. 1837–1841) was born in "Old Kinderhook", New York. His nickname, "Old Kinderhook", was incorporated into his campaign slogan ("Old Kinderhook is O.K.") and O.K. Democratic Clubs sprung up around the young nation. Van Buren was a founding member of the Democratic Party. (He was overwhelmingly defeated by the Whigs in his re-election attempt in 1840.)
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"okayism"
Steven M. Deyo
- 1. "I'm okay, you're okay" mentality sans pro- or con- pop psychology connotations
- 2. disgustingly overagreeable attitudes salespersons and "waitrons"
O.K.: Abkürzung für "Ottfried König", Medailleur zu Moskau 1718 - 1724; auch: K.O.
"O.K.", also accepted as "OK", is another of the several common English words whose etymologies have been hotly debated. ...
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Most frequently spoken word on the Planet:
1. OK Still the most popular word in languages around the world. "OK" originated in a joke in the 1830's, spelled "oll korrekt" in Boston newspapers, the joke being, both words were incorrect. It became so popular, that it was soon abbreviated to simply "O. K." Despite its popularity, the word would have fallen by the wayside had not Martin van Buren, called "Old Kinderhook" for being born in Kinderhook, N.Y. used it in his presidential reelection campaign of 1840. So don't "misunderestimate" the impact of presidential usage on the growth of our vocabulary. It is also spelled "okay."
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Most frequently spoken word on the Planet:
1. OK Still the most popular word in languages around the world. "OK" originated in a joke in the 1830's, spelled "oll korrekt" in Boston newspapers, the joke being, both words were incorrect. It became so popular, that it was soon abbreviated to simply "O. K." Despite its popularity, the word would have fallen by the wayside had not Martin van Buren, called "Old Kinderhook" for being born in Kinderhook, N.Y. used it in his presidential reelection campaign of 1840. So don't "misunderestimate" the impact of presidential usage on the growth of our vocabulary. It is also spelled "okay."
Oll korrect
"OK" (= okay) war ursprünglich die Abkürzung für den verballhornten englischen Ausdruck "oll korrect" - Stimmt's?
Stimmt. Jedenfalls ist dies die von den meisten Anglisten als gültig anerkannte etymologische Ableitung. Sie geht auf Allen Walker Read zurück, einen angesehenen Professor der Columbia University, der sie am 19. Juli 1941 im Saturday Review of Literature zum erstenmal veröffentlichte.
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ZEIT-Serie: Stimmt's ?:
"OK" (= okay) war ursprünglich die Abkürzung für den verballhornten englischen Ausdruck "oll korrect"
Stimmt. Jedenfalls ist dies die von den meisten Anglisten als gültig anerkannte etymologische Ableitung. Sie geht auf Allen Walker Read zurück, einen angesehenen Professor der Columbia University, der sie am 19. Juli 1941 im Saturday Review of Literature zum erstenmal veröffentlichte.
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stands for "pulse-modulated coherent Doppler-effect X-band pulse-repetition synthetic-array pulse compression lobe planar array" (from Willard Espy).
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The American Heritage Abbreviations Dictionary provides simple descriptions of acronyms and shorthand from many areas of life, including computer science, sports, social media, conversation and industry. Entries include explanations of the context of abbreviations as well as the direct meaning.
- A: a ... aacn aacom ... aar aar8 ... ac/hr aca ... acsa acsh ... aec aeclp ... afscf afscme ... aihc aihce ... am. ama ... anica anim. ... apl apl. ... arn arna ... asitn asl ... atr atra ... awwa
- B: b ... bau bav. ... beng beng. ... bioya bioyiop ... bohica boi ... bsec bsecon ... bxd.
- C: c ... calm calresco ... cc cc & r ... ceao cebbi ... cha chaange ... cifar cihi ... cmg cmh ... colloq. collut. ... corrupt. cos ... cross-refs. crp ... cud
- D: d ... dbm dbp ... deriv. derm. ... disab. disam ... doc. docsis ... dsl
- E: e ... eco ecog ... ehsa ehv ... enso ent ... esa esb ... ex-im
- F: f ... fcip fcl ... fhlmc fhp ... fmv fn ... frn frnt ... fyrom
- G: g ... ged geenet ... glos. gloss ... grc
- H: h ... hcv hcy ... hida hifo ... hort. hos. ... huac
- I: i ... ibr ibs ... idca idd ... ihgt ihhrr ... indef. indic. ... ipf ipfsc ... islcbs
- J: j ... jpy
- K: k ... ks
- L: l ... lcs lcsg ... lincs. lines ... lot lowr ... lvh
- M: m ... mba mbaa ... mego mei ... mich. micis ... mnl mnp ... mra mraa ... multi-csf
- N: n ... nafo nafta ... nata natca ... nchec nchgr ... neo nep ... nhs nhsa ... nma nmc ... norf. norif ... nspca
- O: o ... ofa ofc ... ooh ooi ... ostp
- P: p ... pass. pat ... peg pek ... photog. photogr. ... pmi pmigbom ... ppd ppd. ... prom. promo ... pud
- Q: q ... qwl
- R: r ... rdh rdml ... rgb rh ... rop ror ... ruq
- S: s ... sask. sat ... sdr sdram ... sgm sgml ... sl sl. ... solrad som. ... srt srta. ... sub sub-q ... syp
- T: t ... tchr. tci ... thai. thb ... tns tnt ... tsp
- U: u ... umb umb. ... ura urac ... utp
- V: v ... ver ver. ... vpi
- W: w ... wfiem. wfm ... wrapd
- X: x ... xyl
- Y: y ... yyz
- Z: z ... zzzz
Abbreviations, symbols, and acronyms are used more in scientific and technical literature than in any other area. These shortened forms allow authors to save time and space. Today, a bewildering amount of these terms are used to denote everything from communications and computer systems to scientific societies and journals to chemical names to mathematical constants. In an effort to increase the speed of communications, more and more of these terms are appearing each year. This title is the most comprehensive guide in existence for deciphering the acronyms, symbols, and abbreviations used in science and technology.
With 200,000 entries in over eighty different fields, Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations is the most comprehensive reference of its type, covering more scientific and technical disciplines than any other available book. This invaluable resource will help scientists, engineers, and researchers understand and utilize current terminology in almost any field, from aeronautics to zoology. All accepted abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols are included, from the most obscure to the most common, as well as an appendix that provides important lists of units, systems of units, conversion factors, and prefixes. Science writers, journalists, translators, interpreters - anyone working in or around the sciences - will find this a helpful, easy-to-use guide to difficult technical jargon. Entries are listed in alphabetical order and are defined according to the field in which they are currently in use. Multiple definitions are listed for abbreviations and acronyms that may be in use in more than one field. For instance, the entry for the abbreviation "cb" would show several meanings: "CB" for Canada Balsam, "Cb" for cerebellum, and "c-B" for crystalline boron, among others. Entries for terms in languages other than English are included, as well as abbreviations for all known scientific and technical journals. Simple, comprehensive, and now easily available online, Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols, and Abbreviations is a complete and vital reference for professionals in almost any scientific or technical discipline.
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Kurzbeschreibung
It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word "ma" or the ever-present beverage "Coke". It was even the first word spoken on the moon. It is "OK" - the most ubiquitous and invisible of American expressions, one used countless times every day. Yet few of us know the secret history of "OK" - how it was coined, what it stood for, and the amazing extent of its influence.
Allan Metcalf, a renowned popular writer on language, here traces the evolution of America's most popular word, writing with brevity and wit, and ranging across American history with colorful portraits of the nooks and crannies in which "OK" survived and prospered. He describes how "OK" was born as a lame joke in a newspaper article in 1839 - used as a supposedly humorous abbreviation for "oll korrect" (ie, "all correct") - but should have died a quick death, as most clever coinages do. But "OK" was swept along in a nineteenth-century fad for abbreviations, was appropriated by a presidential campaign (one of the candidates being called "Old Kinderhook"), and finally was picked up by operators of the telegraph. Over the next century and a half, it established a firm toehold in the American lexicon, and eventually became embedded in pop culture, from the "I'm OK, You're OK" of 1970's transactional analysis, to Ned Flanders' absurd "Okeley Dokeley!" Indeed, "OK" became emblematic of a uniquely American attitude, and is one of our most successful global exports. Anyone who loves the life of words or the quirky corners of American culture will find this delightful book more than just "OK".