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Re:How a Handgun Works: 1911 .45 by csours on Saturday February 21, 2015 @05:31PM (#9087277)
Imagine pointing at a monitor and saying "that's the computer", or pointing at a desktop PC and saying "that's the C: drive".

Its a way to distinguish those who know what they are talking about from those who do not. See also shibboleth [1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth

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