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Software Terminology (lemmy.ml)

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It literally means "to apply", funnily.
But of course the majority of Chinese people are not English speakers, so they see "app" but can't know it's the same meaning.

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 1 points 20 hours ago

Eh, that kinda works out.