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What does SCUBA stand for?

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

SCUBA was originally an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. The term was coined in World War II to refer to the rebreathers used by US frogmen of the time. The subsequent development of the closed-circuit regulators in use by recreational divers today led to the adoption of the word by mainstream users.
While originally [...]