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lekevicius | 4 years ago

Language is an ever-shifting sand. Some years ago crypto meant cryptography, and "cryptocurrency" had to be used in full for people to understand. Now, positions have swapped. Cryptography is the one that needs to be spelled out in full.

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ekanes|4 years ago

Example: Camera & "Digital Camera" --> Camera & "Film Camera" -- which one was assumed was reversed.

lekevicius|4 years ago

Excellent example. My first thought when I hear the word "camera" is a bunch of sensors on the back of my phone... so maybe sands will shift again, and we'll have "dedicated camera".