What's a tech term you hate?

[da na]

What's a tech related term you just can't stand to hear used?

One of mine is when someone says a computer is 'fast'. It's completely objective and actually says nothing about the system. Sure, for someone with not much experience, it's OK to use. But I thought my school Chromebook was fast until I got my FX laptop, thought that was 'fast' until I got my Xeon system, etc. So you really get nowhere talking about how 'fast' a computer is with someone with a different perspective.

Another one I don't like is referring to everything as 'the cloud'. Sure, the cloud is an actual thing, and it's very commonplace. However, not everyone knows exactly what it is and how it works, leading to students at my school saying they 'saved something to their computer' when it's in their Google Drive, and being quite confused when locally saved documents aren't accesible through a web browser. 

[Jurrunio]

Calling 1440p "2K"

[aisle9]

"scalper"

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Calling 1440p "2K"

1.4K? XD

[Guest]

FUTURE PROOF -

 

Oh yes I hate this one the most. 

 

IT WAS BLEEPING OUTDATED WHEN YOU BOUGHT IT!!

[CerealExperimentsLain]

People referring to non-physicals purchases, of games or other media, as 'Digital' as if  an optical disc with a game or movie on it was not also digital.

[caincha]

I hate when people ask me how long does the battery last. Not a term, but a peeve…?

I usually reply: it depends on usage but here is the battery count and battery health percentage. And usually ignore if they insist…

[Heliian]

RMA. 

 

You receive an RMA, Return Materials Authorization. 

 

"I'm going to RMA it" isn't grammatically correct.   

 

I'm old, get off my lawn. 

[crazzp]

Male/Female connector. I understand it perfectly describes the type of connector but I believe there are more elegant ways to describe it instead of making me imagine certain human organs whenever I deal with connectors. 

[DobertRownySr]

"2K display" when people are referring to 1440p.

[CerealExperimentsLain]

2 minutes ago, crazzp said:

Male/Female connector. I understand it perfectly describes the type of connector but I believe there are more elegant ways to describe it instead of making me imagine certain human organs whenever I deal with connectors. 

You should not look up the nomenclature for IDE storage then.

[da na]

6 minutes ago, crazzp said:

Male/Female connector. I understand it perfectly describes the type of connector but I believe there are more elegant ways to describe it instead of making me imagine certain human organs whenever I deal with connectors. 

Innie and outie connector is a less awkward way to say it, I've found

[WhitetailAni]

Gamer

 

I hate it. It's basically saying "oh you like to play video games? HOW ABOUT DEFINING YOUR WHOLE LIFE BY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES! HUH?!?!?"

[Heliian]

5 minutes ago, Caroline said:

You know what really grinds my gears? This:

Some people just call that anything and everything, even WEBSITES.

Applications existed long before apps. It's like those old phones with #hashtags on them.  How did they know?  

[Guest]

1 minute ago, FakeKGB said:

Gamer

 

I hate it. It's basically saying "oh you like to play video games? HOW ABOUT DEFINING YOUR WHOLE LIFE BY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES! HUH?!?!?"

I'm definitely not a gamer! Lol

[da na]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

I'm definitely not a gamer!

Oh you have a powerful computer? Gamer!

Yes I play video games but no it's not all I do all day.

[Guest]

Just now, wat3rmelon_man2 said:

Oh you have a powerful computer? Gamer!

Yes I play video games but no it's not all I do all day.

No... I'm mean I seriously consider myself a competitive overclocker. Not a gamer.

[Guest]

Just now, NZgamer said:

Don't know why, but I just hate the term "gaming rig"

Benching rig.

[da na]

3 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Don't know why, but I just hate the term "gaming rig"

Makes it sound like some kind of evil world destroying machine.

[da na]

5 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

No... I'm mean I seriously consider myself a competitive overclocker. Not a gamer.

I'm a competitive old GPU molester.

[Freakwise]

I hate when someone saying "router" when in fact it was a switch or access point...

 

idk about you but, majority of people i know say it like that

[Middcore]

Not specifically a tech term but "beast" as the default descriptor for any powerful system or component.

 

12 minutes ago, Heliian said:

Applications existed long before apps. It's like those old phones with #hashtags on them.  How did they know?  

My elderly aunt doesn't understand that app is just short for application and thinks there is something magical about smartphone apps. "Can I install an app on a computer?" 

 

 

[LloydLynx]

GNU/Linux just being called "Linux". Like boi, Linux is just a kernel. The full OS that most people use uses the GNU core utils on top of Linux.

[Moonzy]

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I'm buying a 2K screen (from newegg, they're scalpers for making a profit) because i think 1440p is more futureproof than 1080p, to play digital games on my gaming rig because i'm a gamer

though i had to RMA my UPS because the APP for it on my computer doesn't say how long the battery lasts

it's a beast rig with an i3 4100, i paired it with a GT 1030, so i hope there's no bottlenecks

i also used a 10ft USB A male to female extension so i can have a usb port on my desk

-runs before i get murdered-

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, Moonzy said:

-runs before i get murdered-

Run fast and far, so that you may reach the land west of the sun and east of the moon before the wedding between the prince and the troll's daughter takes place.