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by pyuser583 883 days ago
USA PATRIOT Act was an acronym, actual name was Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
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kibibu 882 days ago
You think they came up with the long name and THEN were astonished to discover that it spells "PATRIOT"?
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RespectYourself 882 days ago
Yep. That's for sure a revisionist definition.

See also: "Digital Versatile Disc"

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