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Alternate name, the "Nintendo Switch ^W" since it can't Switch any more (handheld only, can't dock with TV). There's probably a term for the phenomenon of reta
by frou_dh 7y ago
Alternate name, the "Nintendo Switch ^W" since it can't Switch any more (handheld only, can't dock with TV).
There's probably a term for the phenomenon of retaining a name past the point it actually applies. Vestigial product naming?
- emmp 7y agoYou can see this phenomenon in human family names too. Not too many folks named Baker are actually bakers anymore. Something about proper nouns makes them easy to drift away from their etymology I guess.
- dasKrokodil 7y agoThis reminds me of a joke a friend of mine made, saying that in a few decades 'Sysadmin' would be a valid last name.