GAP

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GAP (Groups, Algorithms, Programming) software's name is a deliberate acronym, not a backronym. It wasn't named after an existing system or concept, but chosen directly to reflect its purpose. elaborate share

Mercury

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Mercury has a surprisingly large iron core, making up about 85% of its radius. elaborate share

Type Script.Net

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TypeScript.NET isn't a single, unified technology. It's a common term referring to projects and approaches that aim to bring TypeScript's type safety to .NET development, often involving transpilation or code generation. There isn't one single "TypeScript.NET" project or specification. elaborate share

Fortran

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FORTRAN's name is a contraction of "Formula Translation". elaborate share

Common Lisp

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Common Lisp's standard library includes a package for generating and manipulating pseudorandom numbers, but it doesn't define a standard random number *seed* mechanism. The way the generator is initialized is implementation-dependent. elaborate share

Ruby

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Ruby's creator, Yukihiro Matsumoto, designed the language with programmer happiness in mind. elaborate share