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would it be simpler for people if we said "server" instead of "instance"? (programming.dev)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/3658116

or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word "proxy", "host", or "hub" is simpler

the specific terms aren't my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name

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[–] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is actually a really good idea. Anyone familiar with Discord will get it very quickly, as the concept is sort of similar and they don't really need to understand how it works behind the scenes, they don't need a perfect understanding of how it really works, just how it behaves to them.

And for people who do like accuracy, we're also in luck, because they are in fact servers!

Let's do it.