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These are different, though. "Web" in the context of the world-wide web is being used metaphorically. "Crypto" is clipped from "cryptocurrency."
by dehrmann 5y ago
These are different, though. "Web" in the context of the world-wide web is being used metaphorically. "Crypto" is clipped from "cryptocurrency."
- capableweb 5y agoWe're hardly building websites that form "webs" anymore but more like towers with bridges. We still call it the web though.
- cheeze 5y agoI don't understand the difference.
- dehrmann 5y ago"Web" pages are linked together in a way that can be visualized as a web. It's barely even a metaphor. In the context of the article, "crypto" is just a short version of "cryptocurrency." These terms came about through different mechanism.