Re: [PATCH] Change 'Deltifying objects' to 'Delta compressing objects'

On 19/10/2007, Sam Vilain [off-list ref] wrote:

Jeff King wrote:

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Boo. I _like_ "deltifying". Sure, it's probably not in the dictionary,
but that's how languages change: saying "delta compressing" all the time
will get awkward, so people invent a new word using existing rules to
explain a common phenomenon.

This is not very considerate to non-native speakers, though, who might
not grasp the neogolism.

Perhaps just "compressing" if it gets awkward.

Forward thinking, that's probably most sensible, since git 4.7 might
not use delta compression, but maybe wavelet compression, or other
scheme entirely. Using deltas is an implementation detail, after all.


Dave.