This is from the CP/M FAQ:
Q3: Does CP/M stand for anything?
A: (Don Kirkpatrick)
There are at least three popular answers - Control Program for
Microcomputers, Control Program for Microprocessors, and Control
Program/Monitor. The issue is clouded by authors of popular CP/M
books giving different answers. According to Gary Kildall (the
author of CP/M), in response to a direct question on the PBS show
"The Computer Chronicles" following Computer Bowl I, the answer is:
Control Program for Microcomputers. This is also consistent with
DRI documentation. See, for example, p. 4 of the DRI TEX manual.
If this is true then someone is lying (perhaps even Kildall himself).
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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