Phillips Code
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after its inventor Walter P. Phillips (1846–1920).
Proper noun[edit]
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- A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph.
- 1997 October 12, William Safire, “Potus And Flotus”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Some acronyms make it, some don't. In Phillips Code, WHU stood for “the White House”; not even Potus uses that anymore. (Coming soon, to replace U.S. Government -- Gotus!)
Further reading[edit]
- Phillips Code on Wikipedia.Wikipedia