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Software Terminology (lemmy.ml)

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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

The word app has been around forever, first appearing in the 1970s (according to some dictionaries I just googled). Pendulum swung towards “programs” and we have since swung back to the correct term.