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by OptionX 330 days ago
Windows terminal used the name quake mode for the similar functionality it offers and there of course the Yakuake that does the same on Linux. Haven't heard of anyone rattling the copyright chain about it yet.
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> 14.03.02 - Bolts; Fasteners, bolts; Fasteners, nails; Fasteners, screws; Nails (hardware); Nuts (hardware); Rivets; Screws; Tacks, thumb; Thumbtacks

> 26.01.03 - Circles, incomplete (more than semi-circles); Incomplete circles (more than semi-circles)

the ontology on this stuff is fascinating. That's a fastener?

I suspect there is a legal difference between offering a feature in the style of Quake (and calling it out as such) vs. baking it into your App’s branding.
Microsoft also owns id/ZeniMax, the owners of the copyright.