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Re:The Danger of Financial Jargon by arethuza on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @05:25AM (#8101347)
Isn't "absolute termination" the Unix meaning of "halt" as well?
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Re:The Danger of Financial Jargon by anigbrowl on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @01:09PM (#8103359)
I thought so but others seem to disagree.
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Re:The Danger of Financial Jargon by Terr_ on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @05:50PM (#8105222)
I don't disagree about its technical meaning, but this entire debate is about what it OUGHT to be so that NON-technical people have an easier time.

In that respect, "kill" is probably better, since it accurately conveys common ideas like "irreversible" and "messy".

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