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Much like Kleenex or xerox, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark

• rplnt 2y ago
  Well yes, but not here. While "googling" is generic, it's still a specific narrow term and it does not mean "search".
  • simonkagedal 2y ago
    Yeah, I might use “googling” to mean generic web search in everyday language, but I wouldn’t use it to refer to a site’s internal search function, and I wouldn’t use it at all in a technical description of some software.
    • fragmede 2y ago
      you might not, but clearly the author does.
      • ziddoap 2y ago
        Right. If that wasn't the case, this comment chain calling that word choice by the author as unfortunate wouldn't exist.
      • simonkagedal 2y ago
        I'm happy for them.
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