Now when you delete files, that section of the SSD or HDD gets scorched with a fibre laser so nothing can ever be written there again
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Recycling may be woke now... haven't received official decree yet.
Mine has always been called waste bin, I didn't know it was ever called recycle bin
Ugh, all those electrons straight into the landfill :(
Mate, I think you mean rubbish tip
Hah, you are correct
Maybe a translation thing? American vs British English?
is wastebin an American English word? because I changed mine from GB English to AC English after having issue with locale setting.
I didn't know Animal Crossing had it's own English version!
I've only used British-English and it's Wastebin for me.
It is not; it's a distinctly British-influenced if not outright British term.
Might it be some version in a formerly British colonised country?
Sometimes they use more archaic expression in English, idk
That does not narrow things down.
I kinda like it XD
Seems more accurate anyway, it's not like the concept of recycling even exists digitally. I understand why Windows did it way back when to raise awareness of recycling, but nowadays it's just a bit silly.
The space the bits occupy is recycled when you delete the files and refill with new ones. The recycling bin is the place where bits wait for being marked for recycling
Honestly I think both work depending how you look at it. On the one hand with waste bin, you are throwing your data away. On the other you are preparing to "recycle" the memory so it can be reused.
Not a wasted bin?
No, my bin didn't drink