You are correct except for one tiny thing. TEMPEST is a code name [1], not an acronym. At some point, the acronym was fitted to the code word rather than the

You are correct except for one tiny thing. TEMPEST is a code name [1], not an acronym. At some point, the acronym was fitted to the code word rather than the other way around, a case of a "bacronym" [1]. To my knowledge, no government document has ever used the acronym. [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename) [2]. https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/backronym https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/backronym