>> > Unlike numbers, names are memorable and unambiguous (when well-chosen).
>> This claim is far from evident and needs justification. The only
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> Leaving aside that Titanic is the real name of the ship and not a
> codename, the evidence is all around you. Look no further than
> your login name, or the name of your computer. A huge slice of the
> Internet's infrastructure, DNS, is concerned with allowing people
> to converse with memorable names rather than anonymous numbers.
Anecdotal evidence cuts both ways: how many years have names rather
than numbers?
Numbers can be easier to remember in some cases, and names in others.
Stefan
