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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Because she's the mind of Cave Johnson's assistant Caroline copied into the computer. GLaDOS is actually an ~~anagram~~ acronym of "Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System"

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Acronym*

You broke my brain for a minute there.

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol. You're right, of course. Acronym.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I knew it sounded wrong yet it somehow overwrote my ability to remember the right word lol. I had to google "initialism" and work backward from there.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago