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(Not spam) Real answers to the question bugging you – How did tech terms get their names?

31 March 2023

Bugs have been bugging since 19th century

A mouse that’s welcome in every home

Spam – from yummy canned meat to hated junk mail

Cookies that aren’t munchy

Worms worming their way in

New terms coming up all the time

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