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Ask HN: The word "Surfaces" – when did it enter the lexicon?

1 points by xfour 2 years ago · 2 comments · 1 min read

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I'm hearing this all over the place right now, feels like it means something along the lines of feature, how does everyone else understand it?

JohnFen 2 years ago

In software, I first heard "surfaces" used about 30 years ago in the context of computer security (attack surfaces).

In general, I interpret it as a five dollar word that means "where the world interacts with the software".

compressedgas 2 years ago

As in "attack surfaces"?

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