[jrochkind1]

What's the other original meaning? Googling I find no meanings except the programming language, although it was originally used by telecom. But it seems to be the same language originally used by telecom that is now getting use elsewhere, not two languages with the same name or two meanings, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(programming_language)

[pdpi]

Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician and originator of queueing theory. The language is named after him.

[pgt]

Ahh, thanks! I had always assumed it was named after the Er- in Ericsson :).

[cmrdporcupine]

I think it's a clever name pulling from both.

[dadadad100]

Google harder :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(unit)

[kgwgk]

Or look into TFA - it (person, distribution, unit) appears ten times :-)

[jrochkind1]

Nice, thanks!