English Dictionary: YABA | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for YABA | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
YABA /ya'b*/ n. [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 `YABA-compatible'. Also used in response to questions like "What is WYSIWYG?" See also {TLA}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
YABA /ya'b*/ [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 "YABA-compatible". Also used in response to questions like "What is {WYSIWYG}?" See also {YA-}, {TLA}. [{Jargon File}] |