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[rongoodman]

DECO is an acronym for "decompression". Acronyms are typically written in all caps.

Deco is an abbreviation for decompression, not an acronym. DECO could be an acronym for Decompression Erases Contrarian Output, which would make some handy to have in this thread.

 

[LI-er]

DECO could be an acronym for Decompression Erases Contrarian Output, which would make it handy to have in this thread.

Acronyms often have multiple meanings.

 

[LI-er]

Strictly speaking, DM is an initialism, not an acronym

An initialism is pronounced as individual letters (e.g. FBI, CIA, MI5), whereas an acronym is a word.

An initialism is an acronym that is pronounced as individual letters

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

wwwnc.cdc.gov

 

[Allen-1]

Acronyms often have multiple meanings.

That's true.

YMMV typically stands for Your Mileage May Vary.

Alternatively, and perhaps more apropos, it can mean You Make Me Vomit.

 

[LI-er]

From my Oceanic computer manual.

See attached screenshot showing computer displaying DECO.

2 other examples are SB = ScubaBoard

and FB = Facebook.

 

[Eric802]

An acronym is an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA ).

DECO is short for "decompression".

Yes, that's exactly what an acronym is. How is "DECO" an acronym?

And here we have the gist of this thread summed up. You say something, others point out why it's objectively, demonstrably wrong, and you argue and come up with ridiculous rationalizations as to why it's okay. No one can possibly be this obtuse.

 

[LI-er]

Yes, that's exactly what an acronym is. How is "DECO" an acronym?

And here we have the gist of this thread summed up. You say something, others point out why it's objectively, demonstrably wrong, and you argue and come up with ridiculous rationalizations as to why it's okay. No one can possibly be this obtuse.

No one demonstrated anything. Except for me, I provided several links and examples of single words abbreviated in all caps to support my usage of DECO.

Others provided insults and changed my posts when requoting me.

That's all I see.

 

[lostsheep]

No one demonstrated anything. Except for me, I provides several links and examples.

I also provided insults and changed my posts when requoting others.

That's all I see cause I only see what I want to see.

Dude, your OWN link disagrees with you.

WTFIWWY?

 

[LI-er]

Dude, your OWN link disagrees with you.

WTFIWWY?

You write a lot of words but you don't say anything.

 

[iliketopetsharks]

You write a lot of words but you don't say anything.

Pot, meet kettle