Subject: IGOR - the roots
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According to the tech notes with one of the versions (don't ask me
which), it is EE-Gore (I prefer eye-Gore, myself)...

Tom Coradeschi
Chief Systems Engineer - PM Close Combat Systems
NIPR: tom.coradeschi at us.army.mil
SIPR: tom.coradeschi at us.army.smil.mil


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On Behalf Of David Dana
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:18 AM
To: Pesendorfer, Marc
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Subject: Re: IGOR - the roots

> 1) What does the name "IGOR" stand for?


I'll be interested to hear the official Wavemetrics answer to question
1, but to me it always seemed obvious that Igor is simply the
traditional name for a loyal assistant in the laboratory (albeit the
laboratories of mad scientists), making it a perfect moniker for the
program. I never even noticed (until you asked your question) that it
is usually written in all caps, implying it's an acronym. But for me,
the burning question is whether the Wavemetricists at WM headquarters
pronounce it as the traditional "EEgor", or in the Mel Brooks / Marty
Feldman style as "EYEgor".

-David


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