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Discussion on: What common programming concept has the wrong name?

 
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Ernesto λrroyo

Yes but... I can be wrong, I am not english native,... but I think privacy and private are not related , they seem to be but are indeed different and unrelated concepts, this is, a private key is not "something for keeping privacy" but "something for keeping confidentiality or secrets"...
Not sure at all about these...

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Soatok Dreamseeker

I am not english native,... but I think privacy and private are not related

Private is an adjective, privacy is a noun, but they refer to the same thing.

A private matter is one that requires privacy.

A secret matter is one that requires secrecy.