Talk:CPU (disambiguation)

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[edit] CPU/Computer

I think we should probably mention on this page that some people mistakenly use the term "CPU" to mean a computer. For example:

my cpu is now a place for me to place my toys... [1]
Solutions offered included unplugging any USB devices connected, pluggng the CPU directly into the wall rather than a power strip, and "blowing out" dust from the computer. [2]
He turned on the CPU. It wouldn’t boot. His mind drew a blank. “Something must be seriously wrong with this day at work” he muttered and pressed the CPU button again. [3]

-- The Wednesday Island 02:48, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

  • Reply: Oh dear, tell me about it. It's funny, because it's never the completely inexperienced who do that either... it's always people who have the desire and intention to become power users, but just aren't there yet. I agree that the common confusion of the term should be mentioned either here or in Central processing unit, to steer people in the right direction. Are we really supposed to disambiguate disambiguation though? (if that made sense...) --Czj 08:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Well, you can't knock anyone for doing it, because it's not incorrect. At the very worst it's just archaic. The popular "educated" jargon is an over-specialisation, and it's ignorance of the real world that has made people forget that their own jargon isn't all that there is to language. --ToobMug 22:36, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why no links?

Should pages that this page link to be linked back to this page? KingCoder 00:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC)