Re: Jargon, was:Passing Parameters

[Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don Wereschuk wrote:
> What I meant was that they were external to the program they were being used in. I just used the term API inappropriately but was more interested in getting the thought across.

If you do choose to keep contributing to the list (I hope you do), it is 
probably worth the time to make sure you are using the terminology 
correctly.  As Joe mentioned, a lot of people who are very skilled 
technically don't always communicate well with other humans.  One common 
characteristic among very technical people is the inability to get the 
gist of what people are saying even if they are imprecise with their 
language.

It is also helpful to try to be as precise as possible when posting 
questions because many more people will be willing to help if they are 
able to quickly discern problem you are having.