RAS Syndrome– Documenting the misuse of acronyms

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RAS Syndrome: Numbers Edition

Posted by: rassyndrome on: September 6, 2008

Department of Social and Family Affairs (Ireland, on a form that Irish citizens can fill out to receive benefits)
PPSN Number (Personal Public Service Number Number)
The Tech
[Ed.- This is a somewhat unusual example, in that the headline avoids RAS Syndrome, but the article suffers from it.  It's typically the other way around.]
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