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In plumbing one is metallic the other can be either. In networking a pipe is a metaphor for a circuit. We have fat pipes into HQ. Saying you have fat tubes wo
by mc32 3y ago
In plumbing one is metallic the other can be either.
In networking a pipe is a metaphor for a circuit. We have fat pipes into HQ. Saying you have fat tubes would seem odd.
- paulddraper 3y agoIDK Home Depot sells PVC pipes
- dredmorbius 3y agoAs well as PEX and ABS.
- dredmorbius 3y agoIn light of my earlier comment, tubes are structural, pipes are functional. That is, a tube has a through void, which doesn't describe wires or fibre (though one might argue that those have a metaphorical void relative to electric current or light pulses). A pipe however conveys a flow from one point to another. In that light, "fat pipes" makes more sense than "fat tubes". Though retro-rationalisation of linguistic evolution is a highly fraught endeavour.