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I’m sure they don’t know but for 40M people TripleA means this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Anticommunist_Allian...

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For a even larger group of people, Triple-A would refer to games made by/published by big video game publishers.

Or, it's possible to initials (or whatever this is called) can mean multiple things depending on context, and I'm sure people generally can tell when the appropriate one applies :)

> Triple-A would refer to games made by/published by big video game publishers

Out of curiosity, do English speakers say "Triple-A" or "A-A-A" in this case?

(As an Argie, of course to me Triple A means the paramilitary Anticommunist Alliance mentioned in the top comment, as would for most Argentinians of a certain age...)

I thought AAA was anti-aircraft artillery.

I've only heard people say it as 'triple-A' in this context.

I bet the first thing that comes to mind for many is the American Automobile Association, or AAA baseball leagues. Would be surprised if the figures for those are also ~40m, each.

Thats funny, because for me Triple A meant this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Automobile_Associatio...

Way more wholesome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide

It sounds like that was a horrific event. The inverse also happened under communist regimes though, since you bring it up, out of context of Java and AAA (triple A) gaming which is the definition most widely recognized by the HN audience in my view: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity_under_...

Your Nazi Tribute Band seems a pretty good copy of the original.

That’s because they adopted the originals when they disbanded at home.

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