Re: PHP Abbreviation
| From: | Hannes Magnússon | Date: | Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:01:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP Abbreviation | ||
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2010/12/10 <icko@xroads-bg.com>:
> Hello, dear PHP Webmaster,
> I'm a student and I was set the assignment to choose a random topic
> (related to the world of the computers) and make a presentation about it.
> I choose PHP.
> Since I would probably have to give some basic information about it, I
> assume I'd have to mention the abbreviation. What's bugging me is that the
> abbreviation stands for "Hypertext PreProcessor". I was just wondering -
> is there a particular reason for it to be PHP and not HPP?
PHP stands for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor", not "Hypertext Preprocessor".
That means, "PHP" is a "recursive initialism".
I don't think lot of people actually expand the acronym though, so PHP
is just.. PHP really today.
-Hannes