Ask HN: Why does Apple call it the trash bin?
When you throw something away on a Mac the storage space will eventually be reclaimed. So why does Apple call it the "Trash" bin when what you really are doing is recycling?
When you throw something away on a Mac the storage space will eventually be reclaimed. So why does Apple call it the "Trash" bin when what you really are doing is recycling?
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What about composting?
Ooh, I like that. Composting would imply that the data is devolving back into its original components, but the same data is not used to make new data. I guess maybe it would be clearer if we knew what was being trashed; the storage medium, or the data.