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What does ‘batteries’ mean in this instance?

• milliams 3y ago
  "features"
  • patja 3y ago
    The phrase is usually "batteries included" not "and batteries"
    • pricechild 3y ago
      And I'd disagree that "batteries included" is a phrase used to describe "features"? I would interpret "batteries included" to mean "you don't need to worry about shaving a yak to get this installed, it's all there and ready". Language is fun!
      • myself248 3y ago
        Seriously, I was so confused by this title. Batteries are necessary for basic function of a battery-powered device, they're not bells and whistles.
        • karolist 3y ago
          I'm pretty sure this phrase in tech circles was popularized by Python's moto [1], which meant to say that language ships with many features you'd have to get on your own otherwise, so to me the phrasing here was clear - you will likely not need to pull in external deps to make it useable. 1. https://peps.python.org/pep-0206/ https://peps.python.org/pep-0206/