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[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Half a byte being a nibble is too cute to hate.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There was an early trend of giving tech stuff fantasy terms, too. Programs that do something for the user being wizards and programs that do things when triggered being daemons, for instance.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

Player characters and profile pictures are called "avatars" after Hindu mythology. It is the physical embodiment of a divine being on a lesser plane.