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Posted by Dan on 03/24/06 17:03
Chris Ianson wrote:
> I use FrontPage, which calls them Bookmarks. E.g. 'Insert Bookmark'. Sorry
> if I'm ignorant in your eyes. FrontPage has shifted a heck of a lot of
> copies to other similarly ignorant people I guess. :S
M$ has a long history of unilaterally changing terminology to the
confusion of everybody who uses computer terms correctly. Some other
computer and online-service companies have joined in as well, leading
to there being a whole bunch of misuses popular with the drooling
newbies. This translation dictionary may help:
Newbieism Correct term
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Favorites Bookmarks
Bookmarks Named anchors / fragment identifiers
Folders Directories / Subdirectories
Screen name Userid / Username
Refresh button Reload button
..htm file .html file
Smart quotes Stupid use of nonstandard characters
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Dan
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