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So we have a computer: case, chassis, system unit, and some even call it the CPU.
And we have a computer: screen, monitor, display, some even call it the TV.
And a computer: keyboard, input device, and some even call it the typewriter.
Hmm, and getting into technical territory here, we have a computer: motherboard, mobo, mainboard, or playing it safe with MB, base board, circuit board, backplane.
And those are just the names easiest to remember, ignoring such gems as "box thingy", "key-doohickey" and "anchor" (aka dead-computer).
People use multiple words for the same thing, often with great inconsistency and many of which are of dubious precision. But more often than not I'm surprised how close some people come given their non-technical background. What is there to be surprised about, let alone get upset over?
If it's a choice between folder and directory ... I don't care! It's a whole lot more precise than what I normally hear.
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