Meaning of abbreviated terms

[Bob Martin]

in 793617 20180511 072806 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
>On Fri, 11 May 2018 07:20:36 +0000, Bob Martin wrote:
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>> in 793605 20180511 044309 T Berger <brgrt2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>On Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 6:45:46 PM UTC-4, MRAB wrote:
>>>> On 2018-05-05 17:57, T Berger wrote:
>>>> > What does the "p" in "plist" stand for? Is there a python glossary
>>>> > that spells out the meanings of abbreviated terms?
>>>> >
>>>> "plist" is "property list". It's listed in the Python documentation.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the answer. Missed it till now.
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>> In IBM-speak it was parameter list.
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>But that's not where plists came from, was it? As I understand it, the
>plist data format was invented by Apple, and they called it a property
>list.

How old is Apple?
I was using plist for parameter list in OS/360 in 1965.