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.
ALSA exemplifies how technical acronyms become part of geek culture vocabulary, pronounced as words rather than spelled out. It's part of a whole ecosystem of Linux audio terminology that sounds like fantasy character names to outsiders but represents sophisticated engineering to developers.
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