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markdlmallari
  Junior Editor

I have always been fascinated with acronyms and abbreviations and have a mild fascination for ferreting out what they mean.It's like a secret, cultural code that one unlocks, and there's a feeling of satisfaction when one can supply the meaning of an acronym or abbreviation. I was 9 years old when the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon. The local TV anchors didn't know what EVA stood for, and NASA was using the term extensively. My dad, who was at the station at the time, thought to call and ask me, and I was able to tell him that it meant Extra-Vehicular Activity. Being able to share knowledge the way the Internet does, gives an added dimension to having that knowledge. Being able to help answer a query is a small contribution, but gives one a good feeling nevertheless.