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> ILP, OoE Moron here, what is that in this context?

• ithkuil 4y ago
  ILP: Instruction Level Parallelism OOE: Out of Order Execution
• andybak 4y ago
  You're not a moron. The use of acronyms (yeah, yeah, "initialisms") is bad writing unless you are 98% sure that your audience is familiar with them.
  • bawolff 4y ago
    Its a comment chain on a tech site not an introductory article. (Nothing wrong with not being familiar, i wasn't either, but it was totally reasonable for original poster to use them in context)
    • andybak 4y ago
      > Its a comment chain on a tech site not an introductory article. Yes, but it's a tech site with a broad audience. I still think it's nicer to avoid any but the most commonly understood acronyms. It's a hard call to make but there's no harm erring on the side of caution. Maybe I'm too prickly on this topic. In this particular case I think it's probably OK but I often see people misjudge this to the point where it's genuinely confusing for most of the audience.