Alsa

/ˈælsə/ proper noun

Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, a software framework for sound card drivers in Linux systems.

Acronym coined in the late 1990s by Linux developers. Represents the technical precision of open-source naming conventions, where acronyms often become pronounceable words that developers treat as proper nouns.

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