The Hard Drive Is Inside the Computer

davidmwilliams writes "Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything 'the hard drive.' Why is it so?" As much as I hate to admit it, this particular thing drives me nuts. You don't call the auto shop and tell them that your engine is broken when your radio breaks!

Comments

Re:Meh

[noundi]

...or to pay someone to fix it.

Haha what!? You build up an entire argument based on the fact that his only choice is to actually buy another PC and then shit on your own face in the end? Why!? Of course he should pay someone to fix it, if it's a perfectly functioning PC with a missing hard drive, why wouldn't he!? You're weird man.

Re:cutting-edge word definition?

[smooth wombat]

So tell me. Without someone looking up the word, how are they supposed to know what that obscure reference to the word means? Yes, you can infer the meaning from the context of the sentence, but the person still comes off sounding elitist for using that definition of a common word.