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Which is named after their physical location in Washington DC, 18th and F Street.
by aaronbrethorst 11y ago
Which is named after their physical location in Washington DC, 18th and F Street.
- bshimmin 11y agoOh, thank you. I was desperately trying to work out if this was a "A16Z" (Andreessen Horowitz) thing...
- aaronbrethorst 11y agoI spent 15 minutes trying to figure this out the last time they popped up on HN. It's surprising to me how difficult this was to find out. I think it was buried in a FAQ somewhere.
- ChristianGeek 11y agoI thought it was an 18-year-old female and wondered why that was considered worthy of a headline.
- jdavis703 11y agoThe thing you're referring to is called a "numeronym."
- bshimmin 11y agoLovely word. Thank you very much.
- chrisBob 11y agoI always assumed it had some military symbolism. In the Army, all of the Special Forces jobs are 18 series (18A, 18B...).