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Does anyone know why software developers, computer and other electronic engineers always use the spelling "foobar" for FUBAR?
Asked by anartist (14813)
January 26th, 2012
Surely they know the meaning behind the acronym. And it is an amusing enough meaning with enough history to want to preserve. Any ideas? “foobar” has been around since the 60s I think.
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