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That's the point: it doesn't.



I mean, even if you are not aware of that and you start wondering what MDN is an acronym for, that’s the obvious result to arrive at?


And so what? It's not like they can fix the fact that there are old websites with outdated information on them, so people who are looking for what MDN means will find some outdated sources, yeah. Changing an initialism to a proper name takes time, that's not surprising.


It is easier to displace than destroy previous meaning. Thers what backronyms are for.




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