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Ah you're right. GUID is Microsoft's implementation of UUID. I guess, much like how many refer to tissues nowadays as Kleenex, the terms kinda got mixed around.
by BinaryIdiot 10y ago
Ah you're right. GUID is Microsoft's implementation of UUID. I guess, much like how many refer to tissues nowadays as Kleenex, the terms kinda got mixed around. At least in my experience from seeing how they're used.
- huehehue 10y agoCalled a "proprietary eponym", for those curious. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proprietary_eponym https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proprietary_eponym