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Internet Hole (sh.itjust.works)

Transcription: A photograph of an Ethernet port with a label that reads “Internet hole”, along with some Chinese writing.

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[-] Sanyanov@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Chinese normally come up with some ways to use old terms to describe new things.

First character means "net" (can also be fishing or spider net)

Second means "line, route" (also way, sequence)

Third means, well, "hole" (but also socket)

As a combination of first and second we have "net line" - the Internet, or really any interconnected net like a power grid. Third doesn't need an explanation, I think.

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Kind of interesting that both English and Chinese ended up describing the internet as a form of "net" or (spider)"web"

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Probably a calque of some sort.

[-] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well, it makes sense when you think about how it describes the same concept.

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