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Software Terminology (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It literally means "to apply", funnily.
But of course the majority of Chinese people are not English speakers, so they see "app" but can't know it's the same meaning.

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Eh, that kinda works out.