• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      An application program is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task

      A howitzer is a projectile weapon designed to fire a specific projectile

      Rejoice, your paint guns are now all howitzers!

      • RION [she/her]@hexbear.net
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        Thankfully the dictionaries get a little more specific. I do want an artillery capable paint gun though, that sounds rad

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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        The Task Manager in Windows always had an “Applications” tab and a “Processes” tab, going back to Windows 98 at least. “Programs” was always too broad and restricted to being colloquial; the specific word was either application or executable.

        What’s worth ranting about is whether people have stopped understanding “App” as short for something.