The Name Game

From: Rick Lott (Hughes  Aircraft Company)
To: RP-ML
Date: Friday, January 6, 1995
Subject: The Name Game
     I don't like the name Rapid Prototyping mainly because it's already 
     being used by someone else -- whenever I do a subject search at the 
     library, I get a list of articles about software development.
     
     I also don't care for any term with "rapid" of "fast" in it because 
     then my customers expect parts to be delivered the day before the job 
     is submitted.
     
     Stereolithography is too long, and it's awkward to type, too.
     
     I do favor Free Form Manufacturing because it is very inclusive, and 
     FFM sounds better than FFF (Free Form Fabrication).