From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com   
      
   On 05.06.2024 01:18, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 4 Jun 2024 17:31:29 -0000 (UTC), Spiros Bousbouras wrote:   
   >   
   >> Register  a , not buffer A .   
   >   
   > Interesting that Emacs also uses the term “register”. Here the term   
   > actually came from TECO, where they were called “Q-registers” because   
   they   
   > were accessed with the “Q” command. There were 26 of them, and each one   
   > held an integer and a string. Notice that this matches the Emacs concept,   
   > too.   
   >   
   > Does vi/vim also derive its terminology from the same source, I wonder?   
      
   Can't tell for [origin of] Vim terminology. But for Vi, as already   
   said, the official (POSIX) terminology is "buffer" (not "register").   
   It's likely, though, that Bram has chosen Vim terminology from some   
   existing source since the official term "buffer" may be confusing.   
      
   Janis   
      
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