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I'm just curious about language, where does the "Mark II" terminology come from? It sounds military or weapons related, but that could be wrong.
by kzrdude 6y ago
I'm just curious about language, where does the "Mark II" terminology come from? It sounds military or weapons related, but that could be wrong.
- roland35 6y agoSeems like it came from the idea of adding a simple "mark" for each revision! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_(designation) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_(designation)
- kzrdude 6y agoOh, thanks for finding that. Seems my hunch about weapons was right, for some (to me unknown) reason.
- layoutIfNeeded 6y agoIt's from the Bible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_2
- jfedor2 6y agoI'm sure there's a perfectly valid historical explanation, but I'm just referencing the suit naming scheme from Iron Man.