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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Anyone remember the days when they were called PMs? They are least used the word Private in the acronym.

[-] KrapKake@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, and when we used the term "programs" instead of "apps" for everything.

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Let's go even farther back and say they were all "applications"

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Gork@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Direct Message. As opposed to Private Message.

Services at least acknowledge that the messages aren't private, which is an improvement I guess.

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