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I guess you’re getting downvoted because some people think this is nit-picky? But I wholeheartedly agree. This is a correction that is important in my job as a

I guess you’re getting downvoted because some people think this is nit-picky? But I wholeheartedly agree. This is a correction that is important in my job as a technical proposal writer. It important to call “tools” etc. by their correct name. “CAC card” is technically incorrect and it’s always my job to fix mistakes like these at work. Edited to add: in the case of this article, the author should have led with the spelled-out words then abbreviated afterwards.

dragonwriter 8y ago
> “CAC card” is technically incorrect Common Access Card (CAC) is a name for the card, but it's also the name of the system using the card. In a context where the abbreviation is otherwise consistently used as a name for the system and as an adjective to modify other nouns associated with the system, it appears both correct and more clear than the alternative to do the same thing with the card used in the system.