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pgm8705 | 5 months ago

Not sure why the downvotes, it's largely true. Almost every non-techie I encounter in real life incorrectly uses the term "memory" to mean storage space.

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ziml77|5 months ago

Is it really that incorrect? Flash memory is persistent storage. Memory cards used to be how game saves were stored on consoles. The M in ROM stands for memory.

So it seems like we're using the term memory too narrowly, rather than them using it incorrectly.