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[Iotops] Use of abbreviations

William_J_G Overington <wjgo_10009@btinternet.com> Mon, 02 November 2020 08:03 UTC

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From: William_J_G Overington <wjgo_10009@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:03:22 +0000
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Subject: [Iotops] Use of abbreviations
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Could it be the custom and practice of this mailing list that upon first 
use of an abbreviation in a post that the meaning is stated in full 
please?
Recently I had to look up OTP, I think I found the correct meaning but I 
am not congruently sure.
I am still trying to find out what TA means.
When, in another venue, I included mention of a
PDF (Portable Document Format) document
I was informed that readers would know what PDF meant.
So it is a balance. My training was to always explain an acronym the 
first time one uses it, because some readers might not know the meaning 
of the acronym.
So, I am retired, at home, just trying to take an interest and 
participate, I am not "at" an organization and I am "not representing an 
organization", but hopefully that is fine with the people who are "at" 
or are "representing an organization".
William Overington
Monday 2 November 2020

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