Hvor kom sætningen file 13 fra?
"File 13" er en eufemisme for skraldespanden. Udtrykket bruges især i det amerikanske militær og er mindre udbredt uden for USA. I Det Forenede Kongerige er udtrykket "round file" eller "circular file" f.eks. mere almindeligt (med henvisning til, at skraldespande typisk er runde). Mange Unix-lignende styresystemer har en lignende reference kendt som /dev/null. Udtryk som "I'll place that memo in file 13" høres ofte på kontorer som en spøgefuld måde at sige: "I'm going to throw away that memo".
"File 13" is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression "round file" or "circular file" is more common (in reference to trash cans typically being round). Many Unix-like operating systems have a similar reference known as /dev/null. Expressions such as "I'll place that memo in file 13" are often heard in offices as a joking way of saying, "I'm going to throw away that memo."
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