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BinaryIdiot
10y ago
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Ah you're right. GUID is Microsoft's implementation of UUID. I guess, much like how many refer to tissues nowadays as Kleenex, the terms kinda got mixed around. At least in my experience from seeing how they're used.
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huehehue
10y ago
Called a "proprietary eponym", for those curious.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proprietary_eponym
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