Museum Acronyms

[Richard Jensen]

And, as Tom Lammers pointed out in an aside to me, Taxacom fails the
test of being an acronym - being derived from only the initial letters
of each word in a phrase.


On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Jim Croft wrote:

> >Isn't "taxacom" an acronym for "taxonomic communication?"
>
> It used to be a shorthand label thingy for 'taxonomic computing', a sacred
> venue for erudite discussion of matters bioinformatical...  a wondrous
> synergy of shared data, common technology and collective wisdom...  but
> purity of noble purpose was sullied long ago...  :)
>
> jim
>
>
> ~ Jim Croft ~ jrc at anbg.gov.au ~ 02-62465500 ~ www.anbg.gov.au/jrc/ ~
>

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