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I am a native English speaker and never heard the word "semaphore" until taking CS classes in college. I cannot think of a common use for the term, unlike flag
by anthomtb 3y ago
I am a native English speaker and never heard the word "semaphore" until taking CS classes in college. I cannot think of a common use for the term, unlike flag (see them all the time), register (do that with cars and schools) or stack (lots of those in my kitchen).
- perilunar 3y ago> register (do that with cars and schools) I would think computer register comes from the noun, not the verb — think cash register, not to register a car.
- anthomtb 3y agoI agree, I was just trying to think of how the word "register" comes up in casual conversation. I cannot think of a way that "semaphore" would come up in non-nerd conversation at all.
- theandrewbailey 3y agoOr the covering of an air vent in a house.