Zork name origin got an update on Wikipedia

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52 points | by dpola 5 hours ago

3 comments

  • kristianp 2 hours ago
    This article has some research into possible origins of the name: https://nickm.com/post/2010/01/a-note-on-the-word-zork/comme...
  • etep 2 hours ago
    The edit distance form work to zork is 1.

    For this, and because of tab completions (perhaps tab completions post-date zork, but nonetheless) I find the work:zork story compelling. I have used the first letter is replaced by "z" trick many times (z-tab, done!), and that pre-dated any contemplation of the zork mystery.

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    • big85 2 hours ago
      Ah, but there are plenty of folk etymologies which, although they make a lot of logical sense, aren't true.
    • ashenke 1 hour ago
      Also, W and Z are switched in the AZERTY keyboard. So maybe someone mistyped work on the wrong layout??
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  • dpola 5 hours ago
    After a month I bring a good news.
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