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Fortunately, thanks to existence of a Wikipedia article, we don't have to take ESR's word for the etymology of the word. The article is neutral in asserting tha
by mauvehaus 6y ago
Fortunately, thanks to existence of a Wikipedia article, we don't have to take ESR's word for the etymology of the word. The article is neutral in asserting that Fermi coined the acronym, but does suggest that the usage derived from the existing usage of scram, meaning to GTFO with all due expediency. Other possible expansions are posited to be backronyms:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scram https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scram
- beervirus 6y agoIf you don’t trust esr, why would you trust a source that can be edited by anyone in the world including esr*?
- dan-robertson 6y agoBecause it can be corrected by anyone in the world whereas the former may only be corrected by esr.
- _kst_ 6y agoFortunately, ESR specifically says it's a backronym. > “Scram” was in origin a backronym for “Safety Cut Rope Axe Man” coined by Enrico Fermi himself.
- m463 6y agoas to effects, it might "scramble", as in eggs, or... filesystems. :)