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A butterfly valve is a category of thing. The corresponding word for emacs would be "editor." That is entirely descriptive: an editor edits. Picking a specific
by wat10000 11mo ago
A butterfly valve is a category of thing. The corresponding word for emacs would be "editor." That is entirely descriptive: an editor edits.
Picking a specific butterfly valve randomly from an internet search, I find one called the FNW FNWHPA1LSTG24.
Product types and categories get generic names, specific products often get weird names. It's true in just about every field.
- jolmg 11mo agoSomeone was probably the first to call their valve a butterfly valve. Emacs can also be taken to be a category of editors. There are multiple emacs-derived editors.