Terminological debasement

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2012-07-26 22:55
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I track terminological debasement on this site. Here are some examples. Got any more?

The
original term		 What it has come to mean What term to use for the original meaning
Governance Management Royalty
Board Committee, group, panel Celestial choir invisible
CMDB,CMS Assets No need to replace it, the idea sucks
Engineer Technician Solution Architect
Vice President Manager CEO of [insert line of business]
Best practice Generally accepted practice State of the art practice
capex slush fund investing in fixed assets


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Submitted by Tom Rankin 1972 (not verified) on Fri, 2012-07-27 05:04.

capex >> slush fund >>

capex >> slush fund >> investing in fixed assets

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