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Why indeed (lemmy.ml)

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I think this is a European thing. "IT" is a general term for any tech work, whereas in the US that term refers to technician level network infrastructure and sysadmin work.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, people misuse the term in the US, too.