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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / gas installations | | Dutch term or phrase: GAVO | | Can anyone tell me what this acronym stands for? Not in Jurlex, Kluwer GPW or Van Dale. It relates to gas installations (possibly safety aspects)and Google hits indicate that it is a well established concept. So well established, in fact, that nobody explains what it stands for. |
| | | possible explanation | Explanation:
Hi Christopher,
The most informative hits I can come up with are:
Voorbeeldvoorschriften
... NEN 2078: Voorschriften voor aardgasinstallaties GAVO 1987 - Deel 2 Aanvullende voorschriften voor grotere bijzondere installaties: Page 18. ...
www.novem.nl/default.asp?documentId=34344
ARKEY SYSTEMS
... aardgas leidingnetten. Het programma is gebaseerd op de "Voorschriften voor aardgasinstallaties GAVO-1987". Het gasleiding berekeningsprogramma ...
www.arkey.nl/pARKEYrek.htm
My guess is that GAVO is not an acronym, but instead an abbreviation (possibly of 'Gasinstallatie Voorschriften', you see this often in Dutch officialese, such as 'vinex'). As the orignal term dates from before the Web, if you really want to know you'll probably have to consult newspaper archives (unless someone who knows from experience gives an answer).
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Note added at 28 mins (2004-05-26 10:35:44 GMT)
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actually, according to my suggestion it is an acronym, but not one formed from only the initial letters of the words |
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Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
| Grading comment Many thanks for a quick and helpful answer. Thanks to George as well.
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Explanation:
Hi Christopher,
The most informative hits I can come up with are:
Voorbeeldvoorschriften
... NEN 2078: Voorschriften voor aardgasinstallaties GAVO 1987 - Deel 2 Aanvullende voorschriften voor grotere bijzondere installaties: Page 18. ...
www.novem.nl/default.asp?documentId=34344
ARKEY SYSTEMS
... aardgas leidingnetten. Het programma is gebaseerd op de "Voorschriften voor aardgasinstallaties GAVO-1987". Het gasleiding berekeningsprogramma ...
www.arkey.nl/pARKEYrek.htm
My guess is that GAVO is not an acronym, but instead an abbreviation (possibly of 'Gasinstallatie Voorschriften', you see this often in Dutch officialese, such as 'vinex'). As the orignal term dates from before the Web, if you really want to know you'll probably have to consult newspaper archives (unless someone who knows from experience gives an answer).
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Note added at 28 mins (2004-05-26 10:35:44 GMT)
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actually, according to my suggestion it is an acronym, but not one formed from only the initial letters of the words
| Ken Cox
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 15
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| | Grading comment | Many thanks for a quick and helpful answer. Thanks to George as well. |
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