[pmwiki-users] ZIP Engine

[Jean DEMARTINI]

Neil Herber a écrit :
> At 2006-10-10  10:49 AM -0400, The Editor is rumored to have said:
>> This is the best one yet, but it's not really all about data any more.
>>  Maybe 25% of the functions are data fields.  I could call it
>> form-a-matic.  But it's a bit awkward in the tongue.
> 
> The K-Tel/Popiel product was the Veg-o-matic, so Form-o-matic would 
> be a better replica.
> 
> You might like "formatic" or "formatica" - they seem to be more 
> tongue-friendly to me.
> 
>> Perhaps referring to zip forms, rather than a zip engine might clarify
>> any potential confusion with zip files?  Plus I could stick with the
>> code I got...  I'm uploading the docs this morning.
> 
> In my feeble mind, the word "zip" connected with anything computer 
> related suggests:
> 1) The infamous Zip-drive and it's click-of-death.
> 2) A file compression method.
> 
> If you really are stuck on zip, how about zap instead? Makes me think 
> of lightning. ;-)

Zap sounds like a terrific Sci-Fi weapon !

> Neil Herber
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