STR

synchronous transmitter receiver

Spot the reference. Used in scary devil monastery to mark the witticism one just uttered as a quote from some work of art or literature, the more obscure the better. Those who know where the reference comes from reply in the form “You are $CHARACTER, and you owe me $ITEM”, where $CHARACTER is a character from the story being referenced and $ITEM is something associated with that character. This acronym is never actually expanded to its proper meaning in the newsgroup; posters instead use obscure expansions, the most common being “slurp the robot”, leading to comments like “I pulled my hair out, but couldn't figure out which robot you're slurping”.

STR is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:

• Short tandem repeat, in DNA testing
• Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein's theory
• Scientific-technological revolution, a term used by Soviet futurists to indicate change in society
• Strength
• String (computer science), in computing
• United States Trade Representative, formerly known as a Special Trade Representative
• Stuttgart Airport, Germany
• Scuderia Toro Rosso, a racing team
• Suspicious Transaction Report, see: Currency Transaction Report
• Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières, a school in Quebec
• Suspend to RAM, in computing
• Sociedade da Terra Redonda, a Brazilian atheist and skeptic organization

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