Comment on 18F launches cloud.govparentComments−aaronbrethorst10yWhich is named after their physical location in Washington DC, 18th and F Street.−bshimmin10yOh, thank you. I was desperately trying to work out if this was a "A16Z" (Andreessen Horowitz) thing...−aaronbrethorst10yI spent 15 minutes trying to figure this out the last time they popped up on HN. It's surprising to me how difficult this was to find out. I think it was buried in a FAQ somewhere.−ChristianGeek10yI thought it was an 18-year-old female and wondered why that was considered worthy of a headline.−jdavis70310yThe thing you're referring to is called a "numeronym."−bshimmin10yLovely word. Thank you very much.−chrisBob10yI always assumed it had some military symbolism. In the Army, all of the Special Forces jobs are 18 series (18A, 18B...).
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Which is named after their physical location in Washington DC, 18th and F Street.
Oh, thank you. I was desperately trying to work out if this was a "A16Z" (Andreessen Horowitz) thing...
I spent 15 minutes trying to figure this out the last time they popped up on HN. It's surprising to me how difficult this was to find out. I think it was buried in a FAQ somewhere.
I thought it was an 18-year-old female and wondered why that was considered worthy of a headline.
The thing you're referring to is called a "numeronym."
Lovely word. Thank you very much.
I always assumed it had some military symbolism. In the Army, all of the Special Forces jobs are 18 series (18A, 18B...).