Someone set me straight..

[SirChadwick]

I've always thought of it as "Personal Digital Assistant". A lady comes by my cube today, whom is taking inventory, and asks What does PDA stand for? So I tell her Personal Digital Assistant. Some other guy told her Personal Device Assistant... wtf. Then our Senior Systems Engineer chimes in and says no, it's "Personal Data Assistant". She says thanks to him and just takes his word on it. So I google around and see that most call it exactly what I do. Is this not the correct terminology? I'm not one to speak up against the others... but am I wrong here?

 

[pontifex]

i would have said personal digital assistant too.

 

[interchange]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

Learn to use teh intarweb

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: interchange
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

Learn to use teh intarweb

You dumbarse... read my OP. I did google and found that it's the same as what I've always said. It's just that our main IT guy says otherwise and I'm not gonna argue w/ him.

 

[loup garou]

Public Display of Assistant

 

[imported_Ned Flanders]

Your I.T guy is stupid.

 

[zebano]

You're right.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick
I've always thought of it as "Personal Digital Assistant". A lady comes by my cube today, whom is taking inventory, and asks What does PDA stand for? So I tell her Personal Digital Assistant. Some other guy told her Personal Device Assistant... wtf. Then our Senior Systems Engineer chimes in and says no, it's "Personal Data Assistant". She says thanks to him and just takes his word on it. So I google around and see that most call it exactly what I do. Is this not the correct terminology? I'm not one to speak up against the others... but am I wrong here?

Your systems engineer and that lady are both morons. It's personal digital assistant.

 

[aceO07]

Public Display of Affection

 

[VTHodge]

Personal Digital Affliction?

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: aceO07
Public Display of Affection

 

[Cal166]

Originally posted by: aceO07
Public Display of Affection

That's what I thought too.

 

[SirChadwick]

Originally posted by: Ned Flanders
Your I.T guy is stupid.

Funny thing is... he's one of the smartest guys I know.

I was surprised he missed this one.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: Ned Flanders
Your I.T guy is stupid.

Funny thing is... he's one of the smartest guys I know.

I was surprised he missed this one.

i've heard Personal Data Assistant too.

what's the big deal with calling it that?

 

[Howard]

Public Discourse on Antagonization

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I've heard Personal Digital Assistant and Public Displays of Affection.

Other things it could mean:
Pretty Dumb Admin
Purple Dinosaur Apocalypse

 

[interchange]

Originally posted by: SirChadwick

Originally posted by: interchange
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant

Learn to use teh intarweb

You dumbarse... read my OP. I did google and found that it's the same as what I've always said. It's just that our main IT guy says otherwise and I'm not gonna argue w/ him.

Your OP says that it's what most people call it, not that it's necessarily correct. Your OP asks if it is the correct terminology.

 

[randomint]

penile dysfunction anxiety

 

[Slew Foot]

Patent Ductus Ateriosus

 

[SpiderWiz]

I was thinking Personal Data Assistant.

 

[jupiter57]

If memory serves me, they were originally called "Palm (Palmheld) Digital Assistant.

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: jupiter57
If memory serves me, they were originally called "Palm (Palmheld) Digital Assistant.

I think you're correct, because most non-Palm devices are called Pocket PCs instead.

 

[Krazy4Real]

personal digital assistant.

 

[xtknight]

"Personal Data Assistant" sounds like some kind of slave.

 

[eplebnista]

Pretty Darn Annoying