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Comment by auxiliarymoose

I'm guessing Berkeley Packet Filter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Packet_Filter

This is why National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) guidance is the following:

> Acronyms often confuse readers. Avoid them whenever possible. If an acronym is necessary for future reference, spell the full word and follow with the acronym in parentheses on the first reference. For example, The General Services Administration (GSA).

https://nasa.github.io/content-guide/abbreviations-and-acron...

There is also this longer memo on the NASA Technical Reports Server: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19950025292

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