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by layer8 947 days ago
The LOGO terminology is an abbreviation of "move forward 10 steps, turn left 90 degrees", omitting "move"/"turn" and the units, as those are implied. LOGO uses a "turtle" as an avatar carrying out the instructions, like a little robot you program. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_graphics.

Python also comes with an implementation: https://docs.python.org/3/library/turtle.html

I agree that the paint prefix doesn’t quite match that conception.