Why do we “launch” programs?
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It’s a metaphorical usage of a word taken from militarily language.
You “launch” a program like you would launch a campaign, an attack, a missile, a boat, or a spear: that is to say, you set something in motion, and then it runs its course.
The development of early computer technology in the mid-20th Century was deeply tied to the military during WWII and the Cold War.
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