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> Even “string” is technical jargon. "string of characters" as a concept substantially predates the first computers: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22string+

• liontwist 2y ago
  Yes, but if you don’t already know programming or a related field you won’t know that. So according to modern naming convention it’s a bad name because of gate keeping, ivory tower, etc along with: thread, kernel, float, register, ascii, etc
  • Empact 2y ago
    We have to invent domain-specific language when there is no existing term for an important concept. Each of the terms you mention except ascii (which is an acronym) is imbued with contextual meaning: thread of execution, kernel as in essential core, float as in floating point, register is in that which records and reflects. I’m willing to bet I will find similar pre-computer uses if I go looking. Which is to say they represent a different approach than simply making up a word devoid of meaning.
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