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> i0S Slightly OT, but: is there a reason why you're spelling that with a numeral zero?
by wtallis 5y ago
> i0S
Slightly OT, but: is there a reason why you're spelling that with a numeral zero?
- amelius 5y agoBy the way, what does "i" in "iOS" stand for? EDIT: I looked it up, it stands for "internet". From now on we should be referring to it as "internet OS" where space is not an issue.
- nemothekid 5y agoiOS, is short form for iPhone OS. i in iPhone, doesn't really stand for something (it's derived from iPod, which was derived from iMac). Accoding to wikipedia, Jobs said the "i" stood for "internet, individual, instruct, inform, and inspire". Given that the abbreviation isn't literal, "internet OS" is not colloquial and you will confuse others.
- mattl 5y agoWe also had an iCEO and that meant interim.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoO & 0 are adjacent on US keyboards because they're interchangeable.
- jondwillis 5y agothat logic holds the same with p and o, right?
- drcongo 5y agoI6's 6he reason I 6end 6o use 6he numeral six ins6ead of "t" 6oo.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y agoThat's a good answer.
- simonh 5y agoNot really. If you mistype O and get a zero you're not likely to notice, but if you were after a P you're much more likely to notice and correct it.