Ask HN: The word "Surfaces" – when did it enter the lexicon?

1 pointsby xfour12 months ago

I'm hearing this all over the place right now, feels like it means something along the lines of feature, how does everyone else understand it?

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JohnFen12 months ago

In software, I first heard "surfaces" used about 30 years ago in the context of computer security (attack surfaces).<p>In general, I interpret it as a five dollar word that means "where the world interacts with the software".

compressedgas12 months ago

As in "attack surfaces"?