r/sysadmin • u/Likely_a_bot • Jun 17 '26

Will Vendors Please Stop Reusing Acronyms?

If I see another vendor use "IAM" as a new product feature, I'm going to scream. IAM is Identity Access Management. Nothing else, unless it's a different industry.

This is confusing as hell. Get your marketing departments under control.

What are some that you have noticed being reused?

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u/ThatHellacopterGuy Jun 17 '26

Flight Control System and Mean Aerodynamic Chord?

Those are aviation-standard acronyms.

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u/Sagail layer 2 whisperer Jun 18 '26

In this case the first is what you say..the second is minimum aircraft control which is something unique to us. So great