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   Daniel70 to knuttle   
   Re: What is an animal or an SSD drive? (   
   27 Apr 25 20:30:22   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 4/02/2025 2:47 am, knuttle wrote:   
   > On 02/03/2025 8:34 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-02-03 14:09, 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.  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.   
   >>   
   >> This minute, I do not know how to name SSDs. I'm confused.   
   >>   
   > A rose is a rose, as long as it does the job you want what does it   
   > matter what it is called.   I have many useful devices called   
   > Thingamajig.   
      
   And how many "What's'its" do you have?? ;-P   
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   Daniel70   
      
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