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Originally Posted by
tonank
We should put an end to saying "orphan", "kill child", "zombie".
No, these terms in the computer world have zero to do with the real world of humans.
Since the original poster just dropped into the forums out of nowhere, has only posted one post (this one), which resembles a troll post, just to cause controversy, I recommend to the mods that we close this thread, if the mods see fit to do so.
I really don't see the point of this post about people being "offended" by a term used in computers. People also use the word "kill" to describe turning off engines, lawn mowers, projects, budgets, etc. Zombie and orphan is used in similar ways.
Cheers.