Politically corrected computer terms.

[dwfreck]

Other Computer Terms Banned by Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County recently asked vendors to stop
using the term master/slave in product descriptions
and labelling. Here are some other terms that they
wanted changed and their alternatives.

11. SCSI - Cleanliness impaired
10. Killer App - Socially Maladjusted App
9. USB - USA
8. Floppy Drive - Erectile Dysfunction Drive
7. DIP Switches - Mentally Challenged Switches
6. HyperThreading - Attention Deficit Disability
Threading
5. Heat Sink - He/Sheat Sink
4. Winmodem - Funmodem
3. ATAPI Device - Native American Device
2. Motherboard - Non-gender Specific Parentboard
1. Cancel/Retry/Abort - Cancel/Retry/Allow Woman to Choose

 

[epstns]

Well, Dale, why would THAT surprise you? Didn't I just read on the broadband boards that the RIAA has sued THE WHOLE WORLD for music piracy?

 

[dwfreck]

Avast ye scurvy minstrels! Heave to, and prepare to be boarded!