> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Mark J. Reed
> >
> > which misses only [hoid], uses "hud" a word I have no idea of
the
> > meaning,
>
>
> As an acronym, HUD = Heads-Up Display. In the real world, a
> dashboard/cockpit/control panel display that is projected in
> front of the
> operator (e.g. a translucent overlay on the windshield) so
> that they don't
> have to look down to see it. Nowadays also used for the
> interface portion
> of a virtual reality display (as opposed to the portion that
shows the
> virtual world).
When I saw it I thought it was for Housing and Urban Development.
For the benefit of those outside the US, this is known as HUD
/hVd/.