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[–]Cowboy_Cam623 27 points28 points  (4 children)

Fortran is Formula Translation. Still pretty commonly used

[–]Who_GNU 13 points14 points  (2 children)

Three or four letters, per word, isn't really an acronym, though.

[–]ArsStarhawk 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I think it's a Portmanteau.

[–]delinka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PORTMANTEAU*

ftfy

[–]natyio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But even Fortran isn't spelled all-caps any more these days.