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by Accacin 2221 days ago
So I've always seen the word "deck" and never really understood what it meant. Turns out a "deck" is just a powerpoint? Why do people call them decks?
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Physical slides were using transparencies or slides. A bunch of them stacked together would be like a deck of cards - a slide-deck.
From "slide deck", which itself comes from "card deck", I'd guess.