And also the favourite ever popular patsnap -psnap     means  PLRS Steerable
Null Antenna Processor

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick McManus [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 08 June 2012 17:44
To: 'Poetryetc: poetry and poetics'
Subject: RE: Gloves off poetry!

Snap actually is an acronym  for 'Safety Net for Abused Persons' 
Choose which applies personally
P

also others 249 at http://www.acronymfinder.com/SNAP.html
eg
	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (US Department of
Agriculture)	
******	SNAP	Significant New Alternatives Policy (US EPA Office of Air
and Radiation)	
*****	SNAP	Subnetwork Access Protocol	
*****	SNAP	Supernova / Acceleration Probe (satellite)	
*****	SNAP	Synaptosomal-Associated Protein	
****	SNAP	Soluble NSF (N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor) Attachment
Protein	
****	SNAP	S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine	
****	SNAP	Société pour La Nature et Les Parcs du Canada (French:
Society for Nature and Parks in Canada)	
****	SNAP	Screen Name and Password	
****	SNAP	Sensory Nerve Action Potential	
****	SNAP	Special Needs Advocate for Parents (various locations)	
****	SNAP	Sustainable Natural Alternative Power (Chelan County,
Washington)	
****	SNAP	Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology (severity index)	
****	SNAP	School Network for Absenteeism Prevention	
***	SNAP	Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power	
***	SNAP	Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania	
***	SNAP	Special Needs Adoption Program	
***	SNAP	Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power	
***	SNAP	Students for a New American Politics (political action
committee)	
***	SNAP	Spay Neuter Assistance Program, Inc.	
***	SNAP	SEGA Network Application Package	
***	SNAP	Shipboard Non-Tactical Automated Data Processing	
***	SNAP	System and Network Administration Program	
***	SNAP	Sensor Network Asynchronous Processor	
***	SNAP	Standard Network Access Protocol	
***	SNAP	Social Networks At Play (gaming)	
***	SNAP	Secure Network Access Platform (Microlink)	
***	SNAP	Shipboard Non-Tactical ADP Program	
***	SNAP	Spay and Neuter All Pets	
***	SNAP	Sonic Nap Alert Pattern (pattern for highway rumble strips)

***	SNAP	Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol (Marist College)	
***	SNAP	Specifications for Non-Heatset Advertising Printing (graphic
arts printing standard)	
***	SNAP	Strategic Networking Assistance Program (US Department of
State)	
***	SNAP	Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (Texas Department
of Human Services)	
***	SNAP	Selected Nomenclature for Sources of Air Pollution	
***	SNAP	Safety Net for Abused Persons	
***	SNAP	Simple Network Automated Provisioning (Cisco)	
**	SNAP	Satellite Navigation & Positioning Group (School of Geomatic
Engineering, University of New South Wales)	
**	SNaP	Select and Native Programming (DoD PPBES)	
**	SNAP	Streamlined Noncompeting Award Procedures (NIH grant review
protocol)	
**	SNAP	Strategic Neighborhood Assistance Program	
**	SNAP	Steerable Null Antenna Processor	
**	SNAP	Single-Stage Nitrogen removal using Anammox and Partial
nitritation	
**	SNAP	Stem Cell Network Asia Pacific (est. 2007)	
**	SNAP	Sell Now Assistance Program	
**	SNAP	Summer Neuroscience Apprentice Program	
**	SNAP	Short Notice Annual Practice	
**	SNAP	Senior Nutrition Assistance Program	
**	SNAP	Simulator Network Analysis Project	
**	SNAP	Smoking, Nutrition and Physical Activity (health initiative)

**	SNAP	Stanford Network for Accounting and Purchasing	
**	SNAP	Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program (Florida, USA)	
**	SNAP	Sarawak National Action Party (Malaysia)	
**	SNAP	Security Night Assistance Patrol	
**	SNAP	Shielded Neutron Assay Probe	
**	SNAP	Significant Non-Compliance Action Program	
**	SNAP	Spouse Networking Assistance Program (US State Department)

**	SNAP	Soil Nutrients for Agricultural Productivity	
**	SNAP	Small Network Access Package	
**	SNAP	Student Needs Assistance Program	
**	SNAP	Symbolic Nuclear Analysis Program	
*	SNAP	Structural Network Analysis Program	
*	SNAP	Strategic Nuclear Attack Planning (Model)	
*	SNAP	Simplified Nonstandard Item Acquisition Program	
*	SNAP	Sensitive New Age Pilot	
*	SNAP	Simulating New Acquisition Processes	
*	SNAP	Standard Non-tactical ADP Program	
*	SNAP	Standards Nomination Approval Process (US DoD)	
*	SNAP	Small Nuclear Material	
*	SNAP	Social Networking Application Provider	
*	SNAP	Stop Navy Acronym Proliferation :-)	
*	SNAP	Shipboard Numerical Aids Program	
*	SNAP	Scheduling and Notification of Applicants for Processing (US
Department of Homeland Security)	
*	SNAP	Seatbelts Need A Partner (safety program)	
*	SNAP	Ships/Shipboard Nontactical Automation Program	
*	SNAP	Swift Native Accelerated Personalisation (Hewlett-Packard
Indigo)	
*	SNAP	Switched Network Assistance Program	
*	SNAP	Summary Department of Navy Approved Program	
*	SNAP	Secure NFC (Near Field Communication) Application (radio
communication protocol program; Graz, Austria)	
*	SNAP	Syndicat National des Alvéolaires et des Polyuréthanes
(French: National Union of Alveolar and Polyurethanes; est. 1960)	
*	SNAP	Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests	
*	SNAP	SABRE Network of Attached Processors (Airlines Computer
System)	
*	SNAP	SIPR/NIPR Access Point (software)	
*	SNAP	Solano, Napa and Partners Library Consortium (California)

*	SNAP	Society of National Association Publications

-----Original Message-----
From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Upton
Sent: 08 June 2012 16:58
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gloves off poetry!

none of us ever found out

L

>
> (a lurker who never found out what a "snap" is--thus a lurker)
>

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Lawrence Upton
Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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