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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by mejutoco on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:04AM (#35627096)
In Spain the computer is el ordenador. Port and starboard are babor y estribor (similar to French).

I think it is more about who introduced these words. Etymology is fascinating.

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by mattigames on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:15AM (#35627189)
In the 90s in Colombia (perhaps all LATAM) we used "ordenador" but quickly fell out of use in favor of "computador", now only few old people occasionally call it "ordenador" in this country.
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