over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhy is the process of initializing and starting software called 'execute'?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the process of initializing and starting software called 'execute'?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepaequ2@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 days ago execute doesn’t mean to start, it means to stop… No? First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning “to carry (something) out fully : to put (something) completely into effect” https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/execute#h1
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down12·4 days agoInteresting, thanks for the info and link. So the next time I meet a woman that recently gave birth, I can confidently congratulate her for executing a new human!
No?
Interesting, thanks for the info and link.
So the next time I meet a woman that recently gave birth, I can confidently congratulate her for executing a new human!