Posts by Gary R
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If history tells us anything, it's that the meaning and use of words is fluid, and that they change.
Gay for example used to mean happy and carefree, but now has a commonly much different meaning for many. Bad can mean different things to different groups of people ...... and I dare say if I think hard enough I can come up with a few more examples.
Solid State to me, is just a term used to differentiate devises that have no "obvious" moving parts, from those devices that do. Is it a marketing term ...... sure it is, but it's a term that most people are familiar with, and I would imagine that most do not believe it is a statement of actual fact, it just acts as a useful descriptor.
As far as I'm concerned, the purpose of this forum is to help people with their problems, and along the way to educate them a little, and whilst solid state may not strictly be an accurate descriptor, then it is at least one they're familiar with and will understand when it is used.
Gay for example used to mean happy and carefree, but now has a commonly much different meaning for many. Bad can mean different things to different groups of people ...... and I dare say if I think hard enough I can come up with a few more examples.
Solid State to me, is just a term used to differentiate devises that have no "obvious" moving parts, from those devices that do. Is it a marketing term ...... sure it is, but it's a term that most people are familiar with, and I would imagine that most do not believe it is a statement of actual fact, it just acts as a useful descriptor.
As far as I'm concerned, the purpose of this forum is to help people with their problems, and along the way to educate them a little, and whilst solid state may not strictly be an accurate descriptor, then it is at least one they're familiar with and will understand when it is used.
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