Fake full forms of computer related terms you can find on internet

During the lockdown, I joined many new Facebook groups and websites. And specially on Facebook, every 2-3 days apart I see a question being asked "what is full form of ____". Most of the times some random people Google the question and simply copy paste the first full form they find. All of us use Google for answers, Google is just a tool to look for answers. Everything you find on Google is not always true, it just searches every website on internet and shows the pages that contains the words from your search query. So it is upto your judgement to decide whether you should believe what's on website. I don't blame you if you believe those full forms, some of them are really convincing. 

If you came to this page from a Google search result then you have all the rights to question my credibility. In fact I'll be glad if you do question my credibility and do a research by yourself. Anyways, this post will be a dynamic one, ie I'll be adding more and more full forms if I encounter them at some point. You can help this post by sharing your own encounters in the comments. So here it goes:

Full form of Computer

Fake- Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technology Education and Research

Truth- The word Computer originates fron Compute which literally means "to calculate". The word was originally used for people who professionally performed calculations for an organisation or people. But later it is assigned to machines that is widely used today.

Full form of Windows

Fake- Wide Interactive Network Development for Office Work Solution

Truth- Naming the operating system Windows is inspired by the fact that most of tasks you perform in it ran in a Window(if you have some programming or computer background then you know what is a Window).

Full form of Keyboard

Fake- K= keys. E= electronic. Y=yet. B=board. O=operating. A=a to z. R=response. D=directly

Truth - When it comes to computer and typewriters, keys(or buttons) are switch mechanism that triggers some process or functionality. So realistically, the keyboard you use is literally a circuit board full of keys. That's why they are called keyboard.

Full form of Mouse

Fake- Manually Operated User Selection Equipment

Truth- Unlike modern day Mouse, the first Mouse had the cord coming out from the back. So it looked like a rodent, someone called it Mouse and it was catchy so it became popular.

Inventor Douglas Engelbart holding the first computer mouse

Full form of Google

Fake- Global Organization of Oriented Group Language of Earth

Truth- Google came from the misspelling of googol, which represents a huge number(1 followed by hundred zeros). They chose googol to signify that their search engine was intended to provide large number of information. 

Full form of Desktop

Fake- Distributed Enterprise support kit total optimised power

Truth- Desktop is used for computers that are portable enough to be put on your desk. If you check the computer history, they used to be gigantic, often filling up an entire large room. So when their size is reduced to small box capable of sitting on a desk, they were renamed as "Desktop Computers". 

Full form of Laptop

Fake- Lightweight Analytical Platform with Total Optimised Power

Truth- Laptop computers are named so because they were so small and portable that you can use them on top of your lap. Mind you that laptops weren't the first "portable" computers, earlier ones were big, about the size of a suitcase and really heavy. So when the new generation portable computers came out, they got the name "laptop computers".

Full form of Virus

Fake- Vital Information Resources Under Siege

Truth- Virus is just a type of Malware that got its name because its behaviour resembles a lot to a biological viruses. 

This is it for now. Like I mentioned in the beginning, it will be dynamic post. I'll add more terms when I encounter more fake full forms. If you already came across something that you know is fake, feel free to leave it in the comment. I'll add it to the list.