| Adjective
Inflation Well, this little article started out
being about inflated adjectives but has -- er, uh -- inflated into a general list of
overblown and deceptive computer industry terminology. Viz...
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| what they say |
what it means |
| palmtop computer |
notebook computer |
| notebook |
laptop |
| portable |
it has a handle attached to one exterior surface |
| compatible |
close enough that you can program around it |
| bug-for-bug compatible |
compatible |
| preview release |
beta test (maybe alpha) version that anyone can
download for free because we are worried about market share |
| pre-release |
see "preview release" |
| client |
desktop case |
| server |
tower case |
| network server |
server |
| fault tolerant |
crashes without losing data |
| network ready |
network card pre-installed |
| entry level |
inadequate |
| upgradeable |
see "entry level" |
| integrated |
proprietary |
| leading edge |
up to date when the ads were placed |
| software engineer |
programmer |
| registration card |
marketing survey |
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Do you have more examples? Send them to me!
Worthy contributors so far:
me
Jim Gunn
Sandy_G |
