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perilunar on April 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Semaphore: A Full-Body Keyboard

> register (do that with cars and schools)

I would think computer register comes from the noun, not the verb — think cash register, not to register a car.

anthomtb on April 12, 2023 | [–]

I agree, I was just trying to think of how the word "register" comes up in casual conversation.

I cannot think of a way that "semaphore" would come up in non-nerd conversation at all.

theandrewbailey on April 12, 2023 | [–]

Or the covering of an air vent in a house.

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