Lots of technical terms are used quite loosely I think. If you ask 10 people what a compiler is, or what functional programming is or what goes where on the OSI layers you’ll get different answers.It’s not practical but that’s the world we live in.
The meaning of words can change yes.https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-that-used-to-mean-something-different
Lots of technical terms are used quite loosely I think. If you ask 10 people what a compiler is, or what functional programming is or what goes where on the OSI layers you’ll get different answers.
It’s not practical but that’s the world we live in.