19:27 Sep 15, 2008 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Computers (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Demi Ebrite United States Local time: 01:24 | ||||||
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4 +2 | Bus is correct |
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3 +2 | from "omnibus" (Latin) |
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3 | probably derived from an electrical bus |
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bus from "omnibus" (Latin) Explanation: Not sure if this is what you want, it doesn't explain how the word came to be used for this purpose, but: Etymology Contraction of omnibus.. From Latin omnibus (“‘for everything/all’”); dative plural of omnis (“‘all’”). Noun bus (plural buses or busses) An electrical conductor serving as a common connection for two or more circuits. There are all sort of weird terms used in computing which may be borrowed from all sorts of places. (I wonder where the word "geek" comes from? But I'm not bothered enough about it to ask it as a KudoZ question). |
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26 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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