On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 06:31:37PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:15:52 -0400
> Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
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> > So if we were to use fd as short for file-or-directory it could
> > better be short for file descriptor.
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> Not in my opinion. Some people get infuriated when confronted with
> "insider" acronyms, which is what fd sounds like. Also, fd is often
> used to mean the technical thing called "file descriptor", which I don't
> think is what you're trying to get across. I'd use something reasonably
> descriptive.

And when pronounced in the obvious way, it souned just like FUD.

-- hendrik

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