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Because science and technology communities have so much fun with acronyms, they get [[Fun with Acronyms/Science and Technology|their own page]] (which see).
* US House Bill, '''C'''ommunications '''O'''ver '''V'''arious '''F'''eeds '''E'''lectronically '''f'''or '''E'''ngagement (act). Is Covfefe even a word you may ask? [https://www.wired.com/2017/05/internet-defines-covfefe/ Well...]▼
* Before 1999, France's Commando Parachute Group was known in French as '''C'''ommandos de '''R'''echerche et d''''A'''ction en '''P'''rofondeur, and yes, ''that was the actual acronym''.
* There's a British clothing chain called the '''F'''rench '''C'''onnection, '''U'''nited '''K'''ingdom (all lowercase, so fcuk). They've had a lot of fun putting their brand on shirts, and stirred up controversy opening up shops in the US.
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* Due to the "official" name "[[Multiplayer Online Battle Arena]]" being artificially created for advertising and extremely ambiguous (literally any game with online multiplayer combat fits these words) an alternate and more specific term arose '''A'''eon of '''S'''trife '''S'''tyle(d) '''F'''ortress '''A'''ssault '''G'''ame (sometimes extended to include '''G'''oing '''O'''n '''T'''wo '''S'''ides.
* According to its founder, the name of the restaurant "Moe's Southwestern Grill" is built around the acronym for "'''M'''usicians, '''O'''utlaws and '''E'''ntertainers".
* Go through introduced bills in the US House and Senate. A good chunk have such a name.
▲** US House Bill, '''C'''ommunications '''O'''ver '''V'''arious '''F'''eeds '''E'''lectronically '''f'''or '''E'''ngagement (act). Is Covfefe even a word you may ask? [https://www.wired.com/2017/05/internet-defines-covfefe/ Well...]
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