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I'm struggling to think of any computer terms that aren't repurposed 'normal' words, initialisms, acronyms, or portmanteaus. Even the words 'computer', 'program
by perilunar 4y ago
I'm struggling to think of any computer terms that aren't repurposed 'normal' words, initialisms, acronyms, or portmanteaus. Even the words 'computer', 'program' and 'code' are repurposed.
- carapace 4y ago"thunk"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunk Ah but it says, "The term originated as a whimsical irregular form of the verb think." but without citation. Hmm, I dimly recall some hacker wag saying something like, "it's the sound of a continuation hitting the stack"... Maybe "plonk" counts? https://en.everybodywiki.com/Plonk_(Usenet) https://en.everybodywiki.com/Plonk_(Usenet)
- rdlw 4y agoFoo?