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German Naming Convention

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46 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 19 Nov 24 04:09 UTC | HN request time: 2.371s | source
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xcircle ◴[19 Nov 24 19:06 UTC] No.42186975[source]▶
But in Germany we are also very good at finding funny abbreviations. For example, the state's tax software is called ELSTER. ELSTER stands for „ELektronische STeuerERklärung“, which, funnily enough, is a thieving bird. The english bird name is magpie.
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1. AnonymousPlanet ◴[19 Nov 24 20:43 UTC] No.42187881[source]▶
The name actually makes sense in both directions. As taxpayer you might see the tax office as thieving magpies. And as tax office you might see a software that is used to reduce the tax load of a taxpayer as the sneaky thief. With this in mind, it actually makes sense that someone on the tax receiver's end would greenlight such a name.