title: Why is the `nm` utility named as such?
body: <p>The <code>nm</code> the utility to list symbols in a binary doesn't include in its documentation any explanation or clue of how it got to be named <code>nm</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I imagine some of the long experienced UNIX developers can shed some light.</p>
  
  <p>Why is the <code>nm</code> utility named as such?</p>