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Even before the iPhone came out, people used the abbreviation "app" for "application". Source: I was around then ;)
by grokys 11y ago
Even before the iPhone came out, people used the abbreviation "app" for "application".
Source: I was around then ;)
- ant6n 11y agoBut did they use "app" instead of "program"?
- wlesieutre 11y agoTrue, especially with OS X having .app file extensions. I still called them "Applications" more often than not though.
- ant6n 11y agoOh, so it's like a Mac thing. So why do we have to call Windows programs 'App'?
- icebraining 11y agoIt's not a Mac-only thing, it has been used on Linux and Windows for decades. http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/windows-apps-and-exception-handlers/184409706 http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/windows-apps-and-exception-ha...