Ask Slashdot: When Should You Call Hardware a 'SoC'?

Slashdot reader Prahjister knows what a system on a chip is. But that's part of the problem:I recently started hearing the term SoC at work when referring to digital signage hardware. This has really triggered me.... It is like when I heard people refer to a PC as a CPU. I tried to speak to my colleagues and dissuade them from using this term in this manner with no luck. Am I wrong trying to dissuade them for this? Maybe another question would be: Are there technical malapropisms that drive you crazy? Share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments. And when should you call hardware a 'SoC'?

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