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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>YABA</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../Y.html" title="Y"/><link rel="previous" href="YA-.html" title="YA-"/><link rel="next" href="YAFIYGI.html" title="YAFIYGI"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">YABA</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="YA-.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Y</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="YAFIYGI.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="YABA"/><dt xmlns="" id="YABA"><b>YABA</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/ya´b@/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Cambridge] Yet Another Bloody Acronym. Whenever some program is
being named, someone invariably suggests that it be given a name that is
acronymic. The response from those with a trace of originality is to
remark ironically that the proposed name would then be
&#8216;YABA-compatible&#8217;. Also used in response to questions like
&#8220;<span class="quote">What is WYSIWYG?</span>&#8221; See also <a href="../T/TLA.html"><i class="glossterm">TLA</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="YA-.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../Y.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="YAFIYGI.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">YA- </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> YAFIYGI</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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