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		jameslk on Dec 31, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Engineers from non-CS background, how did ... It seems FAANG has transcended its original meaning from being an acronym to becoming a generalized word for "any highly traded growth tech stock"

thecruncher96 on Dec 31, 2018 [–]

Yeah FAANG definitely has that connotation in finance rather than being an acronym suggesting the top tech companies

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