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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Recursive acronym
What is really a recursive acronym?
recursive is an adjective inflected form of recursion which is a noun.
recursion (noun)
2 : the determination of a succession of elements (as numbers or functions) by operation on one or more preceding elements according to a rule or formula involving a finite number of steps
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I read this line on Wikipedia: "GNU" is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix".
Okay, "N" stands for Not, and "U" stands for Unix. But what does "G" stands for? Any idea?
Please help me with this. Thanks.
Regards
Jackson
recursive is an adjective inflected form of recursion which is a noun.
recursion (noun)
2 : the determination of a succession of elements (as numbers or functions) by operation on one or more preceding elements according to a rule or formula involving a finite number of steps
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I read this line on Wikipedia: "GNU" is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix".
Okay, "N" stands for Not, and "U" stands for Unix. But what does "G" stands for? Any idea?
Please help me with this. Thanks.
Regards
Jackson
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Jackson6612 I read this line on Wikipedia: "GNU" is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix". Okay, "N" stands for Not, and "U" stands for Unix. But what does "G" stands for?
- Jackson6612 I read this line on Wikipedia: "GNU" is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix".
- Okay, "N" stands for Not, and "U" stands for Unix.
- But what does "G" stands for?
- Any idea?
- G stands for GNU.
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Jackson6612I read this line on Wikipedia: "GNU" is a recursive acronym that stands for "GNU's Not Unix".G stands for GNU. That's why it's a recursive acronym.
Okay, "N" stands for Not, and "U" stands for Unix. But what does "G" stands for? Any idea?
GNU = Gnu is Not Unix
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Hi,
The Wiki article says this. (My red)
In computing, an early tradition in the hacker community (especially at MIT) was to choose acronyms and abbreviations that referred humorously
The Wiki article says this. (My red)
In computing, an early tradition in the hacker community (especially at MIT) was to choose acronyms and abbreviations that referred humorously
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CliveThink of it as like looking in a mirror at a mirror behind you, and seeng endless (recursive) reflections of yourself.CliveThanks, Kooyeen, Clive
Clive: I couldn't understand the quoted part. Could you please elaborate a bit?
Regards
Jackson
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Hi,
There's a mirrior in in front of you, and another behind you.
In the one in front of you, you see yourself looking in a mirror. In that morror, you see yourself in the mirror behind you. In that mrror, you see yourself in the mirror in front of you. etc.. etc.
There's a mirrior in in front of you, and another behind you.
In the one in front of you, you see yourself looking in a mirror. In that morror, you see yourself in the mirror behind you. In that mrror, you see yourself in the mirror in front of you. etc.. etc.
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