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2.8 days to disaster: Why we are running out of time in low earth orbit (phys.org)

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

To showcase the immediacy of the problem these solar storms can cause, the authors came up with a new metric—the Collision Realization and Significant Harm (CRASH) Clock.

which came first, the abbreviation or the long form?

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I have a few experiences working with acedemics, and it always seems to be abbreviation first, long form later. I kinda hated this practice. Not everything needs a catchy and marketable name. Often times it wasn't even an abbreviation, but instead it was like:

STUBBLES: Study of Faulty Abbreviations and Failure to Understand Words