does anyone actually no what DITTO actually stand for i no it means the same back?

When I was in grade school (early 80's) and we received a ditto it was a copy made from a hand-cranked mimeograph machine.

Duplicating

International

Technology

Tools

Organization

?

Maybe.

each letter doesn't mean a seperate word, tho for a different meaning as mentioned by someone else above is stands for Data Interfile Transfer & Testing Operations

Word History: Ditto, which at first glance seems a handy and insignificant sort of word, actually has a Roman past, for it comes from dictus, "having been said," the past participle of the verb dīcere, "to say." In Italian dīcere became dire and dictus became detto, or in the Tuscan dialect ditto. Italian detto or ditto meant what said does in English, as in the locution "the said story." Thus the word could be used in certain constructions to mean "the same as what has been said"; for example, having given the date December 22, one could use 26 detto or ditto for 26 December. The first recorded use of ditto in English occurs in such a construction in 1625. The sense "copy" is an English development, first recorded in 1818. Ditto has even become a trademark for a duplicating machine.

The letters D-I-T-T-O do not stand for anything.

If I were to make a list like below:

The Best Actor Award went to Billy Bob

" " Actress " " " Sally Sue

The " marks are called ditto marks. It's a short-hand way of repeating the same thing.

So if someone says. "Good to meet you"

and you reply "Ditto", it is simply a shorthand way of saying the same thing that was said to you.

The etymology of the word is from Italian (latin)

Dictus (meaning [already] said, or Spoken, bastardized into the word Ditto

"the word ditto is an Italian dialect evolution from the Latin dictus and meant “said.”"

1 : a thing mentioned previously or above —used to avoid repeating a word —often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes

2 : a ditto mark

What does DITTO stand for?

Data Interfile Transfer & Testing Operations

ditto mark: a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated

repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument".

The word "ditto" is commonly used as a way of saying "me too", or "I agree".

Person 1: "I hate you!"

Person 2: "Ditto!"

Person 3: "I love this song!"

person 3: "Ditto!"

Ditto comes from detto meaning "(in) the said (month or year)." This was used in keeping records to avoid the repetition of dates and meant "same as above."

From the Roman dictus meaning 'having been said'

You just answered your own question honey. It means, repeat or the same back.

its latin for same back as you said! it doesnt stand for anything!