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Which of these terms is an acronym?

laser
radar
sonar
all of the above
Laser stands for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"; Radar for "Radio Detection and Ranging"; Sonar for "Sound Navigation and Ranging"
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laser
radar
sonar
all of the above
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flagEstonia
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93%
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flagFrance
0%
9%
0%
90%
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flagNew Zealand
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11%
17%
70%
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flagPoland
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6%
9%
68%
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flagAustralia
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21%
7%
68%
38
flagthe Netherlands
14%
14%
4%
66%
21
flagthe United States
15%
10%
9%
63%
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flagSouth Africa
12%
18%
6%
62%
16
flagRepublic of Ireland
20%
8%
12%
60%
25
flagGreece
8%
33%
0%
58%
12
flagNigeria
21%
7%
14%
57%
14
flagthe United Kingdom
20%
11%
10%
55%
135
flagIndia
23%
12%
8%
54%
157
flagAustria
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21%
9%
50%
52
flagCanada
15%
28%
6%
50%
32
flagSpain
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30%
0%
50%
10
flagGermany
23%
22%
9%
42%
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flagSwitzerland
30%
19%
7%
42%
26
flagthe Philippines
42%
0%
5%
42%
19
flagUnknown
46%
10%
3%
35%
28

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echo sounding
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