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> The first are the cogs. Would appreciate it if people around here (and elsewhere) would stop acting like the word "cogs" is universally recognized, like "ram
by jerhewet 15y ago
> The first are the cogs.
Would appreciate it if people around here (and elsewhere) would stop acting like the word "cogs" is universally recognized, like "ram" or "dos". I have no clue what "cogs" is / are, and the search engines aren't helping to make me any wiser (or at least informed).
- lambda 15y agoCogs are the teeth on gears. Metaphorically, they are used to refer to one small part of a machine, which are not useful on their own, but in aggregate can get useful work done. The term is sometimes applied in a derogatory fashion to people, implying that they are nothing more than a replaceable cog in a large machine.