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Terminology (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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https://lemmy.world/search?q=grep&type=All&listingType=All&creatorId=531839&page=1&sort=TopAll&titleOnly=false

I'm familliar with grep, thank you. Although you did something good for people who don't know.

I mean more, what's grep innuendo for? The others are fairly obvious.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

Oh, hahaha. Well, I'm glad you liked it in that case. I've been practicing my hand at writing little impromptu social-media sized explainers for technical concepts, and It's good to get some knowledgeable feedback.

I've always assumed the joke was that it sounded like "grope", and I always thought it was a loose fit for this joke. A bit of a reach, if you will.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 3 points 1 day ago

i think it's like grab, but spelt grep