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   Daniel70 to Kenny McCormack   
   Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (   
   27 Apr 25 20:27:45   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 4/02/2025 12:09 am, Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   > In article , Arno Welzel   
   >  wrote: ...   
   >>> I don't call an SSD a flash media.   
   >>   
   >> Why not? SSD *is* flash storage. Just because there is a   
   >> controller which takes care of wear leveling, the storage   
   >> technology itself is not different to that of SD cards.   
   >   
   > Chill out, man.   
   >   
   > People often use terminology in idiosyncratic ways.   
      
   .... which CAN lead to mis-understandings!!   
      
   > That doesn't make them wrong.  I understand Carlo's frame of   
   > reference, and I accept it.  You should do likewise.   
   >   
   > Just for one example: In some circles, unless it is a 4 footed   
   > mammal, it is not an "animal".   
   >   
   > I assume Carlo's use of terminology is similar.   
   >   
   Do you recall the saying about what could happen when one "assume"??   
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   Daniel70   
      
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