Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:16:45 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew James Llwellyn Cary <ajlcary@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Andrew James Llwellyn Cary <ajlcary@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: Cary Consulting Services
Subject:      Re: SAS meaning?

McGyver wrote:
>
> What's SAS standard for?  Just curious about that.
>
> Jack.
> --
> Chien-Hua Wu                                    Department of Math & Stat
>                                                 University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
> chwu@unlgrad1.unl.edu                           927 Oldfather Hall
> chwu@math.unl.edu                               Lincoln, NE 68588-0323
 
Once upon a time (1972-1976) SAS was an anacronym for Statistical
Analysis System. It is now (and forever more) just a trademark meaning
nothing. The SAS Institute protects this trademark vigourously.
 
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