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[–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

It's two fewer syllables and a more straightforward analogy. It's just a better name

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    and a more straightforward analogy

    Honestly, yeah. The filesystem's address table is more analogous to a 'directory'. You don't really put things in a directory -- a directory tells you where to find things that are located outside of it.

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