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Dr Jeffrey Higham
> A quibble:
>
> "FORTRAN," in all caps, is not an acronym. An acronym is composed of
> initial
> letters of a list of words. Like IMF, for International Monetary Fund.
>
> "FORTRAN" is a portmanteau word. A portmanteau word is a word composed of
> parts (usually syllables) of other words. Like Oxbridge, or transistor.
> When
> spelled "Fortran", it is still a portmanteau word.
>
> -P.
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