On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:43:00 +0200, jack > wrote:

> ITU (like IT) added yet another meaning to an existing word (according to
> M-W 'First known use of directory: 15th century' - well before 1865). And
> I'm fairly sure that ITU usage pre-dates IT usage anyway.
>
> Still, 'directory' is technically more correct (in most filesystems, the
> directory only contains a pointer to where a file is stored or where to
> find that information, it doesn't store the file itself). Most users don't
> get that concept, nor do they need to for their daily tasks. That is why
> things like 'folder' or 'library' started gaining traction.

Users care how they work, not what they are called. Call them Fred if
you want to.

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