I miss when game had content patches instead of dlc
this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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package = app
Source code = app
Function = app
library = app
object code = app
machine code = app
binary = app
linker = app
bits = app
data = app
state = app
stack = app
heap = app
variables = app
memory allocator = app
memory = app
transistors = app
silicon = app
wires = app
pcb = app
electrons = app
leptons = app
I think it’s spelled “A1” thanks to our Education Secretary
Make it stop!
I remember "killer app" being a phrase I regularly heard in the 90's.
But also, you're right. Here's an article from 1994 describing Visicalc as a "Killer App" from the late 1970's, that prompted people to buy personal computers.
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Does your app have an app for its app?
It's worse if you have ever worked in food service. "App" is short for "appetizer".
::cries in very specific form of confusion::