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Started by bar... Barry Margolin
Thu, 23 Apr 1992 21:32
Filesystem vs file system
Author: bar... Barry Margolin
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 21:32
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 21:32
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Terminology question: are the Unix units of file storage called
"filesystems" (one word) or "file systems" (two words)? Neither is in
TNHD.
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Barry Margolin
System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.
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Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: subb... Kartik Subbarao
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 23:51
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1992 23:51
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In article <kveb78...@early-bird.think.com> bar...@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: > >Terminology question: are the Unix units of file storage called >"filesystems" (one word) or "file systems" (two words)? Neither is in >TNHD. Who cares? Do you "login" or do you "log in"? Does it matter? -Kartik
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: g880... The Jester
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 04:40
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1992 04:40
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subb...@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes: >In article <kveb78...@early-bird.think.com> bar...@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: >> >>Terminology question: are the Unix units of file storage called >>"filesystems" (one word) or "file systems" (two words)? Neither is in >>TNHD. >Who cares? Do you "login" or do you "log in"? Does it matter? Or logon or log on for that matter > -Kartik -- \ / / / / /\ | Unexpected program termination has one saving grace - \\/ \/\ /\ \/ \/_ | you can usually guess how much data may have been lost. / \/ / \ \/ \ | --Jennifer Bonnitcha (Australian "journalist") g880...@cs.uow.edu.au
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: do... Doug McNaught
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 06:44
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1992 06:44
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In article <kveb78...@early-bird.think.com> bar...@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes:
Terminology question: are the Unix units of file storage called
"filesystems" (one word) or "file systems" (two words)? Neither is in
TNHD.
My $0.02: filesystem. In my brain at least, it's one concept ==> one word.
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Barry Margolin
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regards,
doug
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Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: sc... Scott Bronson
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 04:41
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1992 04:41
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In <1992Apr23....@Princeton.EDU> subb...@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kartik Subbarao) writes: >In article <kveb78...@early-bird.think.com> bar...@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: >> >>Terminology question: are the Unix units of file storage called >>"filesystems" (one word) or "file systems" (two words)? Neither is in >>TNHD. >Who cares? Do you "login" or do you "log in"? Does it matter? Yes. At least in the common vocabulary around here: my login is scott (@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu) my log in today was around 2:45 and will end around 10:00 (hopefully). In other words, you log in with your login and password. - Scott
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: jesse.j...
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:27
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:27
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According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of itself, though most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in documentation we do.
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Andreas Kohlbach
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:24
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:24
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: > > According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of > itself, though most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such > in documentation we do. Might be the same for "harddisk" (which my spellchecker declares as wrong) and "hard disk". Also "mother[ ]board comes into mind. -- Andreas My random toughts and comments https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Questor
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:21
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:21
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: >According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of itself, though >most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in documentation we do. Then you are incorrect. It is two words, as are "hard disk." It is also still a web site, e-mail, and the Internet. What style guide do you follow? Motherboard is one word, and has been for many years. I'm not sure what the rule is. Unlike German, in English it takes longer to bash words together.
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:40
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:40
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:21:38 GMT usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote: > On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: > >According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of > >itself, though most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in > >documentation we do. > > Then you are incorrect. It is two words, as are "hard disk." It is also > still a web site, e-mail, and the Internet. What style guide do you > follow? It used to be that a word had to appear in a fairly small number of suitable publications to be accepted by the OED for inclusion - I'd think that filesystem had reached that by now. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:\>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Charles Richmond
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:02
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:02
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On 7/12/2018 2:40 PM, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:21:38 GMT > usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote: > >> On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: >>> According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of >>> itself, though most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in >>> documentation we do. >> >> Then you are incorrect. It is two words, as are "hard disk." It is also >> still a web site, e-mail, and the Internet. What style guide do you >> follow? > > It used to be that a word had to appear in a fairly small number of > suitable publications to be accepted by the OED for inclusion - I'd think > that filesystem had reached that by now. > "You can tune a filesystem, but you can't tune a fish." -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Questor
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:59
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:59
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Ai-yi-yi, a 25-year-old thread. [Emily Litella] Never mind. [/Emily Litella]
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Questor
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:10
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:10
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On 12 Jul 2018 21:22:40 GMT, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote: >On 2018-07-12, Questor <usenet@only.tnx> wrote: >> On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: >>>According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of itself, though >>>most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in documentation we do. >> >> Then you are incorrect. It is two words, as are "hard disk." > >That depends if you're of the prescriptivist or descriptivist mind. alt.usage.english is that way -->
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Ahem A Rivets Shot
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:03
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:03
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On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:59:27 GMT usenet@only.tnx (Questor) wrote: > Ai-yi-yi, a 25-year-old thread. The old ones are the best ? -- Steve O'Hara-Smith | Directable Mirror Arrays C:\>WIN | A better way to focus the sun The computer obeys and wins. | licences available see You lose and Bill collects. | http://www.sohara.org/
Re: Filesystem vs file system
Author: Gareths Downstairs Computer
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:25
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:25
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On 12/07/2018 22:22, Huge wrote: > On 2018-07-12, Questor <usenet@only.tnx> wrote: >> On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:27:47 -0700 (PDT), jesse.j...@gmail.com wrote: >>> According to dictionary.com, "filesystem" is not a word in and of itself, though >>> most IT folks I know, including myself, use it as such in documentation we do. >> >> Then you are incorrect. It is two words, as are "hard disk." > > That depends if you're of the prescriptivist or descriptivist mind. > ...and also depends upon your attitude towards Neo Logisms? :-)
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