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Comment by conistonwater

11 years ago

Was the naming intentional? Did they know the common English meaning of it?

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AndreasFrom  11 years ago

They give an explanation here.

https://coq.inria.fr/faq?q=node/16&som=2#htoc4

  • conistonwater  11 years ago

    Reasonable people might disagree, but I think that what they say there doesn't answer the question at all. Cock means rooster in English too, after all, but somehow the name doesn't get used.

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