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Re: PowerPatch/Power Patch/Powerpatch/POWERPATCH/???
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 26 Sep 1999 14:05:39 -0700
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> Although common usage is to capitalize COBOL, it should
> probably be CoBOL,
> since it is an acronym for Common Business Oriented Language.

Or "COmprehensive Business Oriented Language", depending on where you look.
And common usage is to all-caps acronyms, even if the acronym contains
multiple letters from the component words. Thus FORmula TRANslation language
(or FORmula TRANslator), ALGOrithmic Language.

Steve Dirickson   WestWin Consulting
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