Phillips Code

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英文释义

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  1. A shorthand for the rapid transmission of press reports by telegraph. uncountable
    — Some acronyms make it, some don't. In Phillips Code, WHU stood for “the White House”; not even Potus uses that anymore. (Coming soon, to replace U.S. Government -- Gotus!)

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Named after its inventor Walter P. Phillips (1846–1920).
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