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“To latch in a recess/groove” vs. “to catch in a recess/groove”
Is there a difference in meaning when used in a technical context? For example, does a fork latch in a recess when pressed or does it catch in the recess?
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Can “installation” be used to mean software installed in a computer?
Can "installation" be used to mean software installed in a computer? (e.g. portable or stand-alone USB installation)
Example sentence: This feature works in my standard installation of the software, ...
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Is it proper to use the word “bandwidth” as it relates to time allotment?
I'm a web developer and I've often heard other technical and developer types say:
Sorry, I don't have the bandwidth to take on your project at this time.
I started using the term myself and ...
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“Must Not” or “May Not” - which is the most correct
I work in the IT industry and often read software and standards specifications that start with a section with definitions for certain words used in the document.
Recently I came across the following ...
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Is the meaning of “support” in “<product X> supports <feature Y>” commonly understood?
There are numerous examples of the verb support meaning "to be capable of":
IE9 supports HTML5.
The database doesn’t support transactions.
The GPS navigator supports spoken voice directions.
I ...
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“Iterate” and “iteration” as nouns
What are the differences between iterate and iteration as nouns?
I don't quite understand the definition of iterate as noun:
A quantity arrived at by iteration
For example, in computer ...
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What is the correct name for posts made on twitter?
Well, I honestly tried to search for this but I drowned in twit* and tweet* results.
Should I write:
"my tweet" or "my twit"?
"I am tweetting" or "I am twitting" ("to twit" vs. "to tweet")?
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What do you call who writes comments? Commenter or commentator?
What should I call a person writing/adding comments (by pressing "add comment" link)? Commenter or commentator?
From a deleted answer, I understand that there are commentators (like those ...
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Is there a difference between “disc” and “disk” for naming digital storage media?
I thought that a disc was a disc, and it is sometimes spelled disk. I now have got an indication that those two are not the same thing.
In this answer on Graphic DesignBeta, I wrote floppy disc in ...
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What is the meaning of 'probe' in the Linux command 'modprobe'?
My understanding of modprobe is that it is a command to load kernel modules.
Based on this, I'm wondering what the meaning of word probe is in general English?
