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Steam (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 166 points 3 weeks ago

Their engine is called source.

The collection of libraries valve release to use steam (the piping, if you will), is called steamworks.

[-] cholesterol@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago

How is 'source' part of the metaphor?

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 57 points 3 weeks ago

Source and sink (source and drain) are commonly used to describe the movement of fluids / electricity.

[-] themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 weeks ago

It's where water comes from :)

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