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minus-squareSculptus Poe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoI fought hard against that for years. I still only use ‘app’ for phone programs, but I stopped correcting people every time they used the term for anything else. It isn’t technically wrong, but it grates on my nerves for some reason.
minus-squareLiPoly@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·11 months agoLanguage evolves. Why is a computer program not an “app(lication)” exactly?
I fought hard against that for years. I still only use ‘app’ for phone programs, but I stopped correcting people every time they used the term for anything else. It isn’t technically wrong, but it grates on my nerves for some reason.
Language evolves. Why is a computer program not an “app(lication)” exactly?