Multiple choice general knowledge

What is the expansion of YAHOO?

  1. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle

  2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Official Oracle

  3. Yet Another Hierarchy of Oracle Officious

  4. Yet Another Hierarchy of Oracle Official
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Explanation

YAHOO stands for 'Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle.' The term 'officious' means meddlesome or intrusive, referring to how the directory organizes information. This is a classic technology trivia question about internet history and web portals from the 1990s dot-com era.

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