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German Naming Convention

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46 points thunderbong | 2 comments | 19 Nov 24 04:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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snthpy ◴[20 Nov 24 07:50 UTC] No.42191646[source]▶
OT: What are the rules for forming the abbreviated forms of the German laws?

For example [1] lists Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz abbreviated as RflEttÜAÜG. I've receently had to deal with some German forms and after introducing the abbreviation in the first paragraph, the applicable law is usually referred to by that abbreviation.

1: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rindfleischetikettierungs%C3%B...

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1. juliangmp ◴[20 Nov 24 09:07 UTC] No.42192052[source]▶
That's where the Abkürzungsverzeichnis comes in, though I hope I'll never need to write one for a codebase...
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2. ashoeafoot ◴[21 Nov 24 07:21 UTC] No.42201928[source]▶
SAP varchar6 name and siemens plc want a conversation about abbreviations as the guilds moat and memory saviour