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Here's an interesting historical question - when we say Out of Office, why does it sometimes get shortened to 'OOF'? Shouldn't it be 'OOO'? Microsoft TechCommunity HomeCommunityHubsCommunityHubsCommunityHubsHomeProductsSpecialTopicsVideoHubCloseMostActiveHubsMicrosoftTeamsExcelExchangeSharePointWindowsOffice365Security,ComplianceandIdentityWindowsServerMicrosoftEdgeInsiderAzureMicrosoft365AzureDatabasesFullymanagedintelligentdatabaseservices.AutonomousSystemsCreateandoptimiseintelligenceforindustrialcontrolsystems.YammerConnectandengageacrossyourorganization.MostActiveHubsITOpsTalkEducationSectorMicrosoftLearnMicrosoftLocalizationMicrosoft365PnPHealthcareandLifeSciencesPublicSectorInternetofThings(IoT)MixedRealityEnablingRemoteWorkSmallandMediumBusinessHumansofITEmpoweringtechnologiststoachievemorebyhumanizingtech.GreenTechRaiseawarenessaboutsustainabilityinthetechsectorMVPAwardProgramFindoutmoreabouttheMicrosoftMVPAwardProgram.VideoHubAzureExchangeMicrosoft365Microsoft365BusinessMicrosoft365EnterpriseMicrosoftEdgeMicrosoftOutlookMicrosoftTeamsSecuritySharePointWindowsBrowseAllCommunityHubsBlogsBlogsEventsEventsEventsHomeMicrosoftIgniteMicrosoftBuildCommunityEventsMicrosoftLearnMicrosoftLearnHomeCommunityBlogAzureDynamics365Microsoft365Security,Compliance&IdentityPowerPlatformGithubTeams.NETLoungeLounge753KMembers4,420Online2MDiscussions Search cancel Turnonsuggestions Auto-suggesthelpsyouquicklynarrowdownyoursearchresultsbysuggestingpossiblematchesasyoutype. Showingresultsfor  Show  only  | Searchinsteadfor  Didyoumean:  SignIn SignIn cancel Turnonsuggestions Auto-suggesthelpsyouquicklynarrowdownyoursearchresultsbysuggestingpossiblematchesasyoutype. Showingresultsfor  Show  only  | Searchinsteadfor  Didyoumean:  Home Home Exchange ExchangeTeamBlog WhyisOOFanOOFandnotanOOO? BacktoBlog NewerArticle OlderArticle WhyisOOFanOOFandnotanOOO? By TheExchangeTeam Published Jul12200411:47AM 248K Views The_Exchange_Team Microsoft ‎Jul122004 11:47AM SubscribetoRSSFeed MarkasNew MarkasRead Bookmark Subscribe EmailtoaFriend PrinterFriendlyPage ReportInappropriateContent WhyisOOFanOOFandnotanOOO? ‎Jul122004 11:47AM   Here'saninterestinghistoricalquestion-whenwesayOutofOffice,whydoesitsometimesgetshortenedto‘OOF’?Shouldn’titbe‘OOO’? InsideMicrosoft,‘OOF’meansnotjustthemessagewhichsaysyou’reOutofOffice,butithasgrowntomeantheactofbeingOutoftheOfficetoo-soyou’llgetpeopleputtingstickynotesontheirdoorsaying‘OOFThurs&Fri’orevenpeopleverballysayingthingslike,"Oh,Kevin’sOOFonvacationfortherestoftheweek’.Isupposethatsoundsbetterthan"Oh,Kevin’sOOOonvacation..." OOFwasacommandusedinthedaysofMicrosoft’sXenixmailsystem,whichsetauseras‘OutofFacility’-ieOutoftheOffice.Theusageoftheterm‘OOF’juststuck,asdidtheterm‘Littler’(e.g.onanemailsenttoadistributionlist,"Whowantstogotothecinematonight?Little‘r’ifyou’reinterested",meaningreplyjusttome)-aspreservedinOutlookwithCTRL+RforReply,andCTRL+SHIFT+R(akaBigR)forReplyAll. EwanDalton  Tags:AllPostsHistoryMicrosoft 20 Likes Like 6Comments Youmustbearegisteredusertoaddacomment.Ifyou'vealreadyregistered,signin.Otherwise,registerandsignin. Comment Versionhistory Lastupdate: ‎Apr282020 08:17AM Updatedby: NinoBilic Labels Share SharetoLinkedIn SharetoFacebook SharetoTwitter SharetoEmail Browse What'snew SurfaceProX SurfaceLaptop3 SurfacePro7 Windows10Apps Officeapps MicrosoftStore Accountprofile DownloadCenter MicrosoftStoresupport Returns Ordertracking Storelocations Buyonline,pickupinstore In-storeevents Education Microsoftineducation Officeforstudents Officeforschools Dealsforstudentsandparents MicrosoftAzureineducation Enterprise Azure AppSource Automotive Government Healthcare Manufacturing FinancialServices Retail Developer MicrosoftVisualStudio WindowDevCenter DeveloperNetwork TechNet Microsoftdeveloperprogram Channel9 OfficeDevCenter MicrosoftGarage Company Careers AboutMicrosoft CompanyNews PrivacyatMicrosoft Investors Diversityandinclusion Accessibility Security Sitemap ContactMicrosoft Privacy Managecookies Termsofuse Trademarks Safetyandeco Aboutourads © Microsoft

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