Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 8:27 UTC (Sat) by jafd (subscriber, #129642)
In reply to: Loaded terms in free software by dskoll
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software

Now, LGA is a "socket" but has pins. You don't "plug" stuff into it.

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 8:53 UTC (Sat) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359) [Link]

> Now, LGA is a "socket" but has pins. You don't "plug" stuff into it.

I thought an LGA socket was a bit of plastic and metal that was integrated in a motherboard, and which you inserted an LGA package into.
I see it as only a small stretch to suggest that you plug the LGA package into the LGA socket.

Loaded terms in free software

Posted Jun 20, 2020 14:47 UTC (Sat) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

So LGA is non-binary. It can be a plug or a socket. But does it actually matter?

With respect to the actual contacts, it's a plug, but with respect to the package as a whole, it's a socket or a receptacle.