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minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 year agoHalf a byte being a nibble is too cute to hate.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoThere was an early trend of giving tech stuff fantasy terms, too. Programs that do something for the user being wizards and programs that do things when triggered being daemons, for instance.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoPlayer characters and profile pictures are called “avatars” after Hindu mythology. It is the physical embodiment of a divine being on a lesser plane.
Half a byte being a nibble is too cute to hate.
There was an early trend of giving tech stuff fantasy terms, too. Programs that do something for the user being wizards and programs that do things when triggered being daemons, for instance.
Player characters and profile pictures are called “avatars” after Hindu mythology. It is the physical embodiment of a divine being on a lesser plane.