TIL that the phrase software "patch" is from a physical patch applied to Mark 1 paper tape to modify the program.
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Didn’t know that. The term is actually even older I read but the metaphor has a literal origin so no joke. Great!
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"bug" has been around to mean annoyance or defect since Shakespeare. Edison commonly used the term.
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no, they weren't. If you read Hopper's log you can see she's making a joke about a pre-existing term.
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