Re: Ort-merge: What does "ort" mean?

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 2:17 AM Kerry, Richard [off-list ref] wrote:

It's now been quite a few weeks, probably months, since the "ort-merge" work has been going one.

Years, actually.  See
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqk1ydkbx0.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/ (local);
you could argue the work started before that or after that point, but
it gives a rough estimate of how long work has been ongoing (with
several stops and starts along the way).

 However, I don't think I've ever seen an explanation of what "ort" means.  I know it means "place" in German, but that seems an unlikely usage because git project generally works in English.  I don't know of it as a word in English.  So maybe it's an acronym - ORT.  But what does that mean?

So, can someone please say what "ort" means?

Already responded down-thread so I won't repeat here.  :-)