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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Bin directory
I've heard "bin" as in "bin directory" pronounced as rhyming with "wine", since, I guess it's short for "binary", and as rhyming with "pin". Which is preferred?
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My understanding is that bin rhyming with tin is the most common pronunciation. That having been said, the field of computing allows plenty of room for innovation with respect to abbreviations, acronyms, and buzz words that seem to appear and disappear overnight. In this case, there are at least three common meanings of bin.
- My understanding is that bin rhyming with tin is the most common pronunciation.
- That having been said, the field of computing allows plenty of room for innovation with respect to abbreviations, acronyms, and buzz words that seem to appear and disappear overnight.
- In this case, there are at least three common meanings of bin.
- First, an abbreviation for binary, or executable, file, used regularly as a folder title.
- Then, there is the ubiquitous recycle bin.
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My understanding is that bin rhyming with tin is the most common pronunciation.
That having been said, the field of computing allows plenty of room for innovation
with respect to abbreviations, acronyms, and buzz words that seem to appear and
disappear overnight. In this case, there are at least three common meanings
of bin. First, an abbreviation for binary, or executable, f
That having been said, the field of computing allows plenty of room for innovation
with respect to abbreviations, acronyms, and buzz words that seem to appear and
disappear overnight. In this case, there are at least three common meanings
of bin. First, an abbreviation for binary, or executable, f
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