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Old 03-13-2024, 02:29 PM   #1829
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I'm afraid I don't understand the use of the word "metaphor" here.
The metaphor of "desktop", "folder" and such, underlying most windows-like desktop operating environments. It is the standard term, IIRC.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics...sktop-metaphor

So extending the common folder metaphor to "zip compressed folders" seems appropriate to me considering how they are most commonly used.
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