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minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·10 hours agoFor what it’s worth, they’re referred to as directories by command prompt and PowerShell (effectively the new Windows command prompt) tools as Windows as well.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·9 hours agoAnd always had been in DOS before Windows. Folder is just an easier concept for the average person to grok, so I say folder to them.
minus-squarecylinder0093@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 hours agoIt’s two fewer syllables and a more straightforward analogy. It’s just a better name
For what it’s worth, they’re referred to as directories by command prompt and PowerShell (effectively the new Windows command prompt) tools as Windows as well.
And always had been in DOS before Windows.
Folder is just an easier concept for the average person to grok, so I say folder to them.
It’s two fewer syllables and a more straightforward analogy. It’s just a better name