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* The Cyber Forest [Fantasy Girls] series of mecha musume kits by Nuke Matrix make use of this trope for their naming conventions, being highly mechanical in design and following an animal theme. Of those released as of this writing there are:
** F.O.X. Long Range Striker Unit, the [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness first and the only one not to play by the trope]].
** '''R'''emote '''A'''ttack '''B'''attle '''B'''ase '''I'''nfo '''T'''actician Lirly Bell.
** '''H'''urricane '''A'''ssault '''R'''evenger: '''P'''rototype '''Y'''aeger Amelia Hartmann.
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In government, military, and engineering contexts, this is absolutely TruthInTelevision, probably because there are so many acronyms in those fields that nobody can remember them if they don't have a nice mnemonic. Wiki/ThatOtherWiki calls it a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym.]]

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In government, military, and engineering contexts, this is absolutely TruthInTelevision, probably because there are so many acronyms in those fields that nobody can remember them if they don't have a nice mnemonic. Wiki/ThatOtherWiki Website/ThatOtherWiki calls it a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym backronym.]]



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* ''{{WebVideo/Smosh}}'' has made one about stopping burglars called '''A'''lways '''S'''ilently '''S'''hut '''D'''oors '''I'''n '''C'''ase of '''K'''leptomaniacs, or '''ASSDICK''' for short.

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* ''{{WebVideo/Smosh}}'' has made one about stopping burglars called done this more than once. Two examples: from "How To Survive a Burglary", there's '''A'''lways '''S'''ilently '''S'''hut '''D'''oors '''I'''n '''C'''ase of '''K'''leptomaniacs, or '''ASSDICK''' for short, and in "Stop Miley" there's '''S'''topping '''M'''iley '''F'''rom '''T'''werking '''A'''nd '''A'''cting '''L'''ike '''A'''n '''A'''ll '''A'''round '''T'''ool '''B'''ag, or '''SMFTAALAAATB''' for short.
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* The PlayerCharacters in ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'' are named '''S'''erinepth, '''W'''insler, '''I'''ntegrity, and '''M'''ira, giving their team the nickname "SWIM".
** Later, SWIM learn that their mentor Artis's team when he was a student was '''D'''ain, '''A'''rtis, '''F'''idan, and '''T'''eb, or "DAFT".

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* The PlayerCharacters in ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'' are named '''S'''erinepth, '''W'''insler, '''I'''ntegrity, and '''M'''ira, giving their team the nickname "SWIM".
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* ''WebVideo/FrenchBaguetteIntelligence'' abbreviates to 'FBI', which is a reference to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's founder Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a descendant of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte.
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* In Creator/ZenStudios' ''[[VideoGame/SpiderManZenStudios Spider-Man]]'' pinball, the SPIDEY SpellingBonus stands for "'''S'''pectacular Score", "'''P'''erfect Ball Saver", "'''I'''ncredible Jumps", "'''D'''eluxe Web Shooters", "'''E'''nhanced Strength", and "'''Y'''eah! Extra Ball!"
* The tube transport system in ''Pinball/{{Xenon}}'' is the '''K'''inetic '''M'''olecular '''I'''ntegrated '''E'''volution '''C'''ylinder, a tribute to designer Greg Kmiec.
* The BigBad of ''Pinball/DialedIn'' is '''D'''ialed '''I'''n '''E'''lectronics.
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* ''Radio/{{Nebulous}}'' features both the '''K'''ey '''E'''nvironmental '''N'''on-Judgemental '''T'''askforce, and the '''L'''egitimate '''O'''rganisation '''U'''ndertaking '''G'''eneral '''H'''umanitarian '''B'''usiness '''O'''perations '''R'''equiring '''O'''ptimum '''U'''nconditional '''G'''lobal '''H'''armony. But then, people from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent K.E.N.T.]] have always hated people from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loughborough L.O.U.G.H.B.O.R.O.U.G.H.]].
* In an episode of ''Radio/TheGoonShow'', Neddy Seagoon was appointed to be Britain's '''F'''og '''A'''nd '''T'''hick '''S'''moke '''O'''fficer.
** In another episode, Major Bloodnok has a washcloth stuffed into his mouth by thieves who stole 10 Downing Street. Ned says, "These initials must mean Winston Churchill!" Bloodnok answers, "I hope so!"
* One episode of ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'' features the '''S'''ociety for '''M'''ental '''I'''mprovement and '''L'''iving '''E'''nthusiastically, a nationwide organization bursting with {{Stepford SMILEr}}s.
* In one episode of ''Radio/AbsolutePower'', Charles is tasked with creating a name for a male pressure group. His efforts include '''B'''ritish '''A'''ssociation of '''L'''ovable '''L'''ad'''S''' and '''G'''enera'''L''' '''A'''sssociatio'''N''' for the '''S'''upport of the '''P'''riapically '''EN'''dowed '''I'''n '''S'''ociety.
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* The crew of ''Podcast/MissionToZyxx'' is coordinated by a Missions Operations Manager, Nermut Bundaloy. He takes a lot of flack when he is promoted to '''T'''emporary '''E'''mergency '''E'''missarial '''N'''egotiations '''M'''issions '''O'''perations '''M'''anager.
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