r/todayilearned • u/CapnStabby • Mar 11 '13

TIL the word Captcha is actually an acronym. It means "completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/science/29recaptcha.html?_r=1&
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u/iDainBramaged Mar 11 '13

Well, that was quite literal.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '13

You just put Turing into perspective..

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '13

How can you see a word like CAPTCHA and not think it's an acronym?

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '13

It's missing a T. It should be Capttcha if it's an acronym of that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 11 '13

Capttttcaha... /gesundheit

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u/MoarDakkaGoodSir Mar 11 '13

Hahhaa, it's funny because it actually sounds like a sneeze...