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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.erols.net!math.ohio-state.edu!usc!newshub.cts.com!not-for-mail From: cwr@cts.com (Will Rose) Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: On the Naming of UNIX Things Followup-To: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,alt.folklore.computers Date: 10 Nov 1996 12:56:11 GMT Organization: CTS Network Services (CTSNET), San Diego, CA Lines: 16 Message-ID: <564jdb$4oj@ordeal.cts.com> References: <55vhpf$q3o@mail1.wg.waii.com> <328386bc.112278367@news.ov.com> <5601ld$866@dex.trin.cam.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: crash-i2.cts.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.misc:26242 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1455 alt.folklore.computers:124352 Tony Finch (fanf2@cam.ac.uk) wrote: : pete.barber@openv.co.uk (Pete Barber) wrote: : > Mark Whetzel <markw@zeus.wg.waii.com> wrote: : > : > >Some of the others I have heard about: the naming of 'biff', grep, yacc. : > : > biff - dunno : Supposedly after a dog that would bark at the postman. After a dog, but not one that barked at the postman. According to the dogs owner this was a foul canard, or dirty duck. Will cwr@crash.cts.com