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ISO - International Standards Organization See www.acronymfinder.com - whether you identify them as acronyms or abbreviations, you're likely to find them listed here. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...> To: Stuart Celarier <stuart@f...> Cc: xml-dev <xml-dev@l...> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 2:14 PM Subject: Re: XML Buzzwords. RFC > Stuart Celarier wrote: > > > While we seem to be in a nit-pick mood, can we please distinguish between > > abbreviation and acronym? > > > *sigh* > > > Must we? Some say "sequel" and others say "ess-cue-ell", and I > believe that the latest word on the subject is to say "ess-cue-ell" > but deny that it stands for anything, particularly not > "Structured Query Language". > > By your definitions, "Mr." is an acronym. > > Troll: What does "ISO" (as in the issuer of ISO standards) stand for? > > -- > Not to perambulate || John Cowan <jcowan@r...> > the corridors || http://www.reutershealth.com > during the hours of repose || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan > in the boots of ascension. \\ Sign in Austrian ski-resort hotel > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> > >
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