Although they are only one letter different, laser and TASER* are completely unrelated acronyms. Laser comes from Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Taser stands for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle.
*Official guidelines on trademark use from TASER International, Inc. maintain that the word be in all caps, and that it is an adjective, not to be used as a noun or a verb. I wish them luck and hope their admin. assistant doesn't xerox the guidelines.
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