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Old 07-07-2014, 10:43 PM   #14
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If I really want to confuse the unwashed masses I prefer 'partitioned dataset'


(I'm not that old but I looked it up.)

Speak of confusing names....



I vote for "directory" but only as a matter of preference. If the subject has to do with computers then it is fairly obvious we are not talking about the contents of a filing cabinet...

To get pedantic over the precise nomenclature is a matter for pedants, so let's leave it at that.

And Microsoft being wrong has never stopped either them or their customers, so you're preaching to the converted.

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