Star Trek Acronyms

[Doran]

We use a lot of them, especially on-line. I thought this would be fun, let's see how many we can dig up.

Example: TOS?

Of course the answer is The Original Series. Post an Acronym, and the person who answers gets to post the next one. Here's my first one:

GNDN

Got the answer?

 

[Pemmer Harge]

Goes Nowhere Does Nothing.

UESPA

 

[kes7]

United Earth Space Probe Agency

IDIC

 

[Shazam!]

GNDN

That's not an acronym : /

 

[Sector 7]

United Earth Space Probe Agency

IDIC

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations

umm... ummm... gosh I am suddenly drawing a blank....

 

[137th Gebirg]

I'm going to be mean...

NCC

 

[zephramc]

I'm going to be mean...

NCC

I don't think it was ever mentioned specifically on-screen, but one of the books stated "Naval Construction Contract", I believe.

EPS (as in EPS conduit)...

 

[TigerOfDarkness]

As soon as I saw the thread title I though of that - I've often wondered what it was.

 

[Shazam!]

I'm going to be mean...

NCC

That's not an acronym either.

 

[Shazam!]

EPS (as in EPS conduit)...

And that.

 

[TigerOfDarkness]

EPS (as in EPS conduit)...

And that.

What is it then?

 

[Shazam!]

An initialism.

 

[JustKate]

Shazam is being persnickety - not that there's anything wrong with that - but he is also right. Technically, an acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounced like a word - e.g., NASA and UNICEF. There aren't that many actual acronyms in Trek, now that I think about it.

 

[TigerOfDarkness]

Shazam is being persnickety - not that there's anything wrong with that - but he is also right. Technically, an acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounced like a word - e.g., NASA and UNICEF. There aren't that many actual acronyms in Trek, now that I think about it.

OK, at the risk of going off-topic - anyone know what EPS was an initialism for? I googled EPS, but I don't think Trip spent time maintaining Encapsulated Postscript conduits or Earnings Per Share conduits...

 

[JustKate]

Actually, I think that gets us back on topic. Memory Alpha is a little less definitive than usual, but it seems to be saying that it stands for electro-plasma system, a.k.a., electro-plasma distribution network.

But I had to look pretty hard to find it, so I don't think I've earned the chance to post the next one.

 

[Pemmer Harge]

Shazam is being persnickety - not that there's anything wrong with that - but he is also right. Technically, an acronym is an abbreviation that is pronounced like a word - e.g., NASA and UNICEF. There aren't that many actual acronyms in Trek, now that I think about it.

Ha, this is apparently sort of true, if a little pedantic. Mine still works though! It's pronounced "yoospah"

 

[Shazam!]

Shazam is being persnickety

Persnickety is my middle name.

 

[JustKate]

Shazam is being persnickety

Persnickety is my middle name.

Then I claim you as a brother or cousin or nephew or something. I have, after all, asked to have "Grammar geek" added to my business cards.

 

[Yug]

PADD (from TNG)

 

[captcalhoun]

Personal Acess Data Display

IKS