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by aboodman 4192 days ago
It is common to repurpose words this way. I think it is called 'metaphor'. See also: half the names in technology and all nearly every apple product name.

Anyway, I find the term useful.

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Metaphors make sense, that reusing of isomorphism doesn't, however you quote Greek words to justify your means.