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Re: Re (tilly) 2: Etymology of Foo, RFC 3092

by TheoPetersen (Priest)
on Apr 09, 2001 at 17:04 UTC ( [id://70990]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re (tilly) 2: Etymology of Foo, RFC 3092
in thread Etymology of Foo, RFC 3092

wombat is variously attributed as an acronym for "Waste Of Money, Brains And Time."

As a Datatrieve survivor, I've also used wombat now and then as a name for any kind of data collection.

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