From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 15653 invoked from network); 12 Jan 2022 19:02:53 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 12 Jan 2022 19:02:53 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 57ACB9CFFA; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:02:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC8269CFD1; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:02:21 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccil-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.i=@ccil-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.b="D2rJxepI"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 27F6E9CFCA; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:02:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-wr1-f48.google.com (mail-wr1-f48.google.com [209.85.221.48]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0051C9C78F for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:02:17 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-wr1-f48.google.com with SMTP id t28so5987638wrb.4 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:02:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccil-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=mKD83rUzBYLKsbatgqxcsjXqe6xNIjdscNZyEwqHn9k=; b=D2rJxepI8McEGcoFLYYt3+bS8TrREiD1y9ZyxtD+Z1QpBQDc1LDV1vI2s8mbpW/ar0 2Lenh7B79VzRCmekZf9I4Gj6Up4q2+NGSaT4JaJWNnBWTgKTJsiaHOJOB1mvHwFmEp3Q Hchxb9mimAO8ANvaIqsLTHGYystsX78jVqQoJ1u+narqS3xojiyvFQCHlQO7KHC2Qso4 p7Y2sR8KwrfS4507t8XxEPFbM0R/6LIHw3k8OF6VxJnyJv9gvaY2rok2N9g1pLdET222 YSEXLSTpOB1QDnpOVpoodJcJYJkOxClyHY9YJEb8JIVLdeF6DDTIAPOzq+JSujNB17nI QtQA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=mKD83rUzBYLKsbatgqxcsjXqe6xNIjdscNZyEwqHn9k=; b=vzeZ464sWjpc67iNsbYxGDn+jiAnH/v9zjOddh1RINS884IbnUvDmPQfThQ6VgQ/wP pEeWW7VBkG/HnuG2YX+jVYku8XM8HpWjHZ0M4gB/WAJrpDGq0ij5uSsRmPob570t7zyZ U13j6fHVOATkkgD70OAqedcNfpoMkKAs8c8Bb2qB6b6+pbVz5aRZYshEPqvCxtkuB7pe tArn+qPzkD0B4FfggTCau1pnAag6N3Zz1Box5kVY9kdJesBPmLjt4uEwi3u7Oc73lNcr 3Hdyek+YxQB7LhGt0xd6ndtxDtdQ8MkG4uyZp2xUCWPQIt7MYV02dFsIZ32IIHo59uLq 0cKg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5312bnzBKOaNL/azhPRckShaM3Svgg/BUZx9D2CcbAbUNnYozzQD rsQuRQ1FIFrcmo+I/kF6QGET7rWba/6L0p2g8T9Pgm7Ohlk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz/O7RIT7MkryU61CFK9AO3oMTJrmaY6x7yrtua35+V7biAn4uozLAYv6VvzrK9V6VaC2O3P24ZlXuFyQ08R/w= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6000:144d:: with SMTP id v13mr948628wrx.411.1642014136534; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:02:16 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <202201120249.20C2nfst2370834@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <20220112103823.A4DCB1F939@orac.inputplus.co.uk> <202201121753.20CHrSDp2410765@darkstar.fourwinds.com> <20220112182731.xoz4fugdbpxv5lbm@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20220112182731.xoz4fugdbpxv5lbm@localhost.localdomain> From: John Cowan Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:02:04 -0500 Message-ID: To: "G. Branden Robinson" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000531f2505d56735ad" Subject: Re: [TUHS] TeX and groff (was: roff(7)) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000531f2505d56735ad Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 1:27 PM G. Branden Robinson < g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> wrote: An argument could be made for the word "replacement", but I've found it > useful to reserve that plain-spoken term for discussion of things a > human might do (perhaps in the course of editing a document or > developing a macro). To my ear, "interpolation" sounds fancy enough to > refer to something you let a machine do, without being _excessively_ > technical in tone. > Strictly speaking, what is interpolated is the _contents_ of the register, not the register itself. It never hurts to be too clear. --000000000000531f2505d56735ad Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, Jan 12, 2= 022 at 1:27 PM G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> wrote:

An argument could be made for the word "replacement", but I'v= e found it
useful to reserve that plain-spoken term for discussion of things a
human might do (perhaps in the course of editing a document or
developing a macro).=C2=A0 To my ear, "interpolation" sounds fanc= y enough to
refer to something you let a machine do, without being _excessively_
technical in tone.

Strictly speaking, what is interpolated is the _contents_ of the register,= not the register itself.=C2=A0 It never hurts to be too clear.

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