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Software Terminology (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Make it stop!

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

The word app has been around forever, first appearing in the 1970s (according to some dictionaries I just googled). Pendulum swung towards “programs” and we have since swung back to the correct term.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Does your app have an app for its app?

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 3 days ago

App is actually correct for all but the OS.

[–] Danerd@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

In my workplace they use robot for everything

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