Company name etymologies

Waar komen die namen toch vandaan?

Cisco — short for San Francisco.
Coca-Cola — derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts
Compaq — from computer and "pack"
Hotmail — includes the letters "HTML"
Microsoft — devoted to microcomputer software
Yahoo! — 'Y'et Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.

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