I’ve been in the business since long before that syntax was invented & I’ve never heard it called back-hack or back-whack.
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I’m careful to never use the term “browse” outside of using a web browser to access an http source.
I understand that the My Network places, etc process is properly termed browsing, and the Windows innard which powers that network discoverability is called a “computer browser”.
The noobs have redefined “browse” to mean http only, and if I’m not going to confuse them I need to speak in terms they understand.
I curse MSFT every day for having named their network / disk navigation / display tool almost the same as their web browser.
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So what do I call connecting to \machine\share…? Either “connect” or “go”.
I hear this pretty often at my workplace too. Interesting. Not as often as “back-hack”, but a fair amount. Where are you located? If you’re in Cincinnati, maybe we can chalk it up to some regional thing.
Yeah, that is annoying as all get-out. In general, MS naming conventions (and lack there of) just torque me no end.
A “back door” to me is something that bypasses the security. You know, the front door has all the locks on it so you sneak in through the back door.
To me, a back door is typically a programmer’s tool. You put a ton of security on the way customers normally access stuff, but then to quick and easily bypass this during development, you put a back door in that allows you full access to the system. Back doors are huge gaping security holes, though, so typically you get rid of them before the final product ships.
“Back dooring” in my mind also has a lot of seedy connotations to it, because you are accessing a machine in a way that you shouldn’t. It is something that a hacker does, not a legitimate user. If someone accused me of back dooring into their machine I’d be a little offended.
I’ve never heard back hack either. I have heard of “\” being called “whack-whack”.
No Cal. The \ we call whack whack even though i refuse to say it. I know the term backdoor is usually used for programmers to access something but i like it alot better then back hack or whatever.
Never hear of back hack. I use “point to”, “go to” or “view [the folder]”. I support largely older folks who seem to appreciate-- um-- less technical terms: screen, system box, and my favorite, “fat telephone cord”.
I forget… is Bang Bang “!!”, or “\”? Bang Bang always makes me think of James Bond, “Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”
= splat
^ = carrot (intentional, or perhaps sometimes not, misspell of caret)
| = pipe (from its use in unix)
~ = tilda or twiddle
= brackets
{} = curly braces