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By now the word laser is so common that it is a just an uncapitalised word accepted by major dictionaries [1][2]. There are also inflections (lased, lasing) [3]
by porphyra 6y ago
By now the word laser is so common that it is a just an uncapitalised word accepted by major dictionaries [1][2]. There are also inflections (lased, lasing) [3]. Nobody spells it in all caps now. Likewise with radar and soon lidar.
[1] https://www.lexico.com/definition/laser https://www.lexico.com/definition/laser
[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laser https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laser
[3] https://www.lexico.com/definition/lase https://www.lexico.com/definition/lase