Re: Bad faith and dishonesty

On 27/05/2025 16:28, olcott wrote:

The term "Program" is too narrow minded.
Unit of computation within a model of computation.

You do like to keep your words moving, don't you?
If you don't like 'program', why not use the term 'computation'?
After all, computations are what computers do.
This will keep the dictionary happy:
"The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
The result of computation; the amount computed."
Wikipedia is happy: "Mechanical or electronic devices (or, historically, people) that perform computations are known as computers."
And the rest of us can keep saying 'program' because /we/ know what we mean by it even if you don't.
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