[PLUG-TALK] Is "software program" marketing speak?

[Gregory Salter]

This sounds like the age-old question of why do we call it a pair of pants when there's only one garment there?




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> From: Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net>
>To: Plug-Talk <plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org> 
>Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:23 PM
>Subject: [PLUG-TALK] Is "software program" marketing speak?
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><rant>
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>When I first learned to write computer code I wrote software. For some 
>years now I've been hearing about software programs. To me that's from 
>the department of redundancy department. Is that just marketing speak or 
>is there some real distinction being made?
>
>In a similar vein, when I watch some programs on HGTV I hear them 
>talking about design plans. That sounds to me like the same redundant 
>phrasing.
>
></rant>
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>Thank you for your patience.
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>Regards,
>
>Dick Steffens
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