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[–] FizzyOrange 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ha you only think this is unique to tech because you don't have experience of it in other fields.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I suppose that's fair, though it does seem to plague tech particularly. Or maybe it's just that tech is more public-facing about its nonsensical names and designations for shit.

[–] FizzyOrange 2 points 5 days ago

None of this is nonsensical though.

  • Adafruit - brand name; meaningless in any industry.
  • ESP32-S3 - product code; random numbers in any industry.
  • Reverse - screen is on the back.
  • TFT - Abbreviation for the display technology.
  • u.FL - Abbreviation for the antenna type.

You could easily have something like that about e.g. mountain biking:

NEW PRODUCT - Sram Xg-1299 Eagle 10-52 Cassette