  Acronyms Field Programmable Gate Array Recreational Software Advisory Council Multi- resolution Seamless Database Media Access Control Internet Message Access Protocol Business Process Outsourcing Open Source Development Labs GNU Compiler Collection Advanced Technology Attachment GNU Network Object Model Environment The Real Questions Open Source Development Labs John Tukey RSAC MINIX Stepper Motor Donald E.
 Knuth Daemon @  symbol Loosely held collection of NNTP servers which act as a forum,  sort of predates the internet,  used largely for developer,  scientific,  porn,  fetish,  and other non- regular content When you read http: slashdot. org you say it as h t t p colon slash slash slash dot dot org.  So it's a tongue twister Special Thanks to Aurojit Panda for help with the answers.  - Karan 
