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What’s the etymology of the word “unstable”, in the context of software?

etymology technical jargon

What's a "labour of love"?

etymology expressions

Using "to fix" as synonym of "to correct"

etymology vocabulary

How long have people been swearing in English?

etymology offensive-language neologisms

Antedating preposition 'following'

etymology prepositions

Why doesn't "campaign" have the meaning of "countryside" in English?

etymology terminology

Etymology and meaning of "navy file"?

etymology slang

What is the origin of High Street (and Highway)?

Origin of "one man's noise is another man's signal"

etymology idioms expressions

When did “green field’ and ‘brown field’ come into use as an economic, or investment term, and who rearranged so?

Difference between "encampment" and "camp"

meaning etymology

To "carry water [for somebody]"

meaning etymology phrase-origin

Origin of the saying "ChatBot"? [closed]

Etymology of "Scantily clad"

etymology expressions

Why is 'X notwithstanding' more correct than 'notwithstanding X'?

etymology meaning-in-context adverbs

Why are checks cancelled when approved?

etymology verbs

why does "perturbation" mean small change while "perturb" means greatly disturb?

Why do people say "that-a-way" instead of "that way"?

etymology phrases slang

Origin of “name happened” form: from “s*** happens” via “magic happens”?

etymology slang offensive-language origin-unknown twentieth-century-language

What does the verb "nig" mean?

etymology verbs slang