This is an acronym for a protocol used in scanning. I really think there is a more technical name for it?????
2007-01-12 05:44:30 · 2 answers · asked by Name Withheld 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Origin and background of the name
The word TWAIN is from Kipling's "The Ballad of East and West" - "...and never the twain shall meet...", reflecting the difficulty, at the time, of connecting scanners and personal computers. The description "Technology Without An Interesting Name" originated from early working group activity, though they do not accept it as an acronym.[1]
Kevin Bier, chairman-emeritus of the TWAIN Working Group and the original author/editor of TWAIN 1.0 (with the aid of several others from seven companies), confirms authoritatively that TWAIN, while not officially an acronym, was conceived as referring to a "toolkit without an important name."
This non-acronym was inspired by Bier's contemporaneous reading of a collection of letters by Mark Twain. Bier reports that he finished reading one such letter at nearly midnight one evening, then checked voicemail one last time only to receive notice of yet another set of potential names for the as-yet-nameless technology. In aggravation, he made up the name on the spot and left it as a heated suggestion in a voicemail reply. The name search succeeded and, following consultation with the Mark Twain (S. L. Clemens) estate to assure the legality of the use, the name was officially launched on February 29, 1992 (which Bier saw as "a fitting date for release of our endeavor").
"If it is Computer Oriented and if it doesn't have an Acronym, then it doesn't exist"..Anonymous
2007-01-12 13:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by Syberian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know,it is an urban technological myth.
I am a TCP(technologically challenged person).So for me its only meaning is as in " And never the twain shall meet".
Meaning, never shall they meet again.Twain being they.
From an old Scottish poem or song.I think was written by Robert Burns. But,that may just be an old Scottish urban myth.
2007-01-12 06:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Urban Legend
2007-01-12 06:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anu 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Twain Acronym
2016-10-22 02:55:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not... and GLITHCH means Gremlins Living In The Computer Hut. Sounds like a geeks have a good sense of humor even if this is a bunch of silliness. Ha Ha
2007-01-12 06:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once read that exact same meaning in a scanners manual years ago. I believe it is true.
2007-01-12 05:49:10 · answer #6 · answered by siylc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋