Since this thread hasn't drifted far enough off-topic, I'll just point out that, according to wikipedia, SPOOL is a "backronym." (or bacronym)
"A backronym is created when one constructs a phrase that has, as its acronym, an existing short word. There are both official and generally serious, as well as unofficial and often humorous, backronyms. When a backronym is peddled as the origin of a word, it is often an example of false etymology; when widely believed, it may have the status of a folk etymology; but more usually it is intended and understood as a joke." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of J R Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:41 AM I think we all acknowledge that SPOOL was contrived to mean "Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On Line". The doubt expressed within this thread relates to whether anyone ever really thought of it as an acronym or were we merely using the English noun/verb with the same connotation. ######################################################################## As of January 1, 2007, Ben E. Keith Company will no longer accept emails addressed to our "bekco.com" address. Please change your information for all Ben E. Keith contacts to our new email address, "benekeith.com". Thank you. ######################################################################## ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
