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I'm struggling to think of any computer terms that aren't repurposed 'normal' words, initialisms, acronyms, or portmanteaus. Even the words 'computer', 'program' and 'code' are repurposed.



"thunk"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunk

Ah but it says, "The term originated as a whimsical irregular form of the verb think." but without citation. Hmm, I dimly recall some hacker wag saying something like, "it's the sound of a continuation hitting the stack"...

Maybe "plonk" counts? https://en.everybodywiki.com/Plonk_(Usenet)


Foo?




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