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If, like me, you don’t know what PV stands for: A photovoltaic (PV) cell, commonly called a solar cell, is a nonmechanical device that converts sunlight directl
by munchler 3y ago
If, like me, you don’t know what PV stands for: A photovoltaic (PV) cell, commonly called a solar cell, is a nonmechanical device that converts sunlight directly into electricity.
- whycome 3y agoThere are so many fields that find their way onto HN yet each one acts like their domain-specifc jargon or acronym is common knowledge.
- taneq 3y agoYeah, it's a real (A)GKDM. (A "(possibly accidental) gatekeeping dick move" :P )
- yonatan8070 3y agoSomeone should implement a "DeJargonify" button that looks through a dictionary of acronyms and shows you a table of ehat they mean I use Hacki on Android, could be a fun project to try adding that if I get time to do it
- jvanderbot 3y agoToday you're one of the 10,000! https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/