In this case, SCP is more or less a name on its own. Originally, it referred to the descriptions of how a particular anomaly is to be handled and treated (Standard Containment Procedures), then as the setting got formalised, it became both the name of the SCP-Foundation and a backronym for their motto (Secure, Contain, Protect), and for referring to the anomalies (generally pronounced Scip, with individual anomalies usually referred to by their procedures’ number or some variation defined in it).
So if you’re talking about, say, SCP-173, it really is just part of the name. Dereferencing it doesn’t make much sense, since both the motto and the document don’t really fit the object.
I need someone to dereference that initialism.
In general, it’s a really great idea to be like journos and dereference initialisms on first use if they can be at all novel or ambiguous.
SCP technically stands for Secure, Contain, Protect; however, the acronym is much more well-known.
In this case, SCP is more or less a name on its own. Originally, it referred to the descriptions of how a particular anomaly is to be handled and treated (Standard Containment Procedures), then as the setting got formalised, it became both the name of the SCP-Foundation and a backronym for their motto (Secure, Contain, Protect), and for referring to the anomalies (generally pronounced Scip, with individual anomalies usually referred to by their procedures’ number or some variation defined in it).
So if you’re talking about, say, SCP-173, it really is just part of the name. Dereferencing it doesn’t make much sense, since both the motto and the document don’t really fit the object.
not related to dereferencing but I’ve always said “ess-see-pee one seven three” and imagining it pronounced as “scip” made me take psychic damage
like it makes a ton of sense it just got me XDD
I mean, it’s probably a difference between “proper”, formal pronunciation (S C P) and informal chatting. So it’s not wrong.