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		agalunar on Sept 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's new in C++26 (part 1) I've always been mystified by that expansion. "The featured article" seems to me to make much more sense.

spacechild1 on Sept 7, 2024 [–]

Originally, it stands for "The Fucking Article", as in "RTFA" (= "Read the fucking article"). The expansion "The Fine Article" is a humorous reference to the former.

Note that over the years "TFA" has lost its profane meaning and is generally used in a neutral way.

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