TLA
| Hackers' self-fulfilling reference to the apparent ubiquity of three-letter abbreviations (all popularly and wrongly referred to as acronyms) in the computing world. Anyone who has used a DOS-based CPU and a VGA or LCD VDU (or, indeed, an IBM MPC) to create GIFs, WAVs, or PDF files, or who has hooked up to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) to access IRC, WWW, a BBS, or a MUD, or to get an FAQ by FTP, will be familiar with this syndrome. |
| Some hackers are so addicted to using TLAs that a four-letter acronym is known mockingly as an ‘ETLA’ – extended three-letter acronym. |
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