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IT Vocabulary.

...names which have changed or are changing

         

vincevincevince

7:17 am on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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Strikes me that vocabulary in this field is changing faster than any other. Help make a list of examples!

  • Directory -> Folder
  • Cursor -> Pointer / Mouse
  • VDU -> Monitor / Screen
  • CPU -> Processor
  • CD Disks -> CDs ;-)
  • World wide web -> Internet

    • wolfadeus

    1:53 pm on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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    Promising young webmaster with ambitions -> bum

    jsinger

    5:26 pm on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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    computer programs >> software (long ago)

    Ditch the obnoxious bubble era term "solutions"

    King_Fisher

    5:44 pm on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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    Burnt out old webmasters with shattered dreams->Bum

    LifeinAsia

    5:54 pm on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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    dropout -> CEO

    King_Fisher

    6:01 pm on May 21, 2007 (gmt 0)

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    Cop out-> CFO
     

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