Why was this snort named snort?

Question

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snort_(software)

I can't determine if it is an acronym or not.

Answer 1

coz its a packet sniffer. snort snort.

google packet sniffing. its network lingo.

Answer 2

1. wikipedia is unreliable cuz u can copy and paste false facts in there just so u know

2. snort is named snort because it seemed right to name it snort....idk how would uther ppl know the answer to that...ask a professional (or however that's spelled)