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> CW: Yes, I move them to the recycling bin to make them new again so I can reuse the files. > IT: This is the trash bin, you would move files here to delete t
by SamBam 6y ago
> CW: Yes, I move them to the recycling bin to make them new again so I can reuse the files.
> IT: This is the trash bin, you would move files here to delete them off of your computer.
> CW: IT IS NOT A TRASH CAN, IT IS A RECYCLING BIN! IT SAYS SO RIGHT UNDER THE ICON!
Ok, now wait a second, why the hell is it called a recycling bin anyway?
"Recycling" doesn't mean "plan to throw this away later, but maybe I'll still grab it out of the trash can in case I made a mistake." Who came up with this metaphor?
- TulliusCicero 6y agoProbably because "Trash" had already been taken by Mac OS.
- samatman 6y agoDirect consequence of Microsoft stealing the paradigm from the Mac, where it has been called the "trash" since 1984.
- zizee 6y ago> Microsoft stealing The word you are looking for is "copying".
- shajznnckfke 6y agoYou can find all sorts of interesting stuff in the recycle bin! The garbage bin is much worse, everything is covered in food waste.