Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=metaphor). We use Metaphors in our every day life as a tool of communication to better explain how we feel or to paint a mental picture for the listener to better understand what it is we want to say.
Metaphors are used to clarify and brighten the effect of our words to the listener. For example, when someone says “time is money” they are trying to get their point across that one might be using their time unwisely and that every second lost, the money that could have been made is wasted. Time is not really a form of currency, but it is used in this aspect to illustrate the importance of it. One other example could be the phrase that one does not have their “head screwed in rig
The information technology field uses many metaphors. Most of the terms we associate with computers such as mouse, and windows are metaphors used to describe and clarify components used daily by users. In general, metaphors are used in the information technology as well as other industries to ease the users understanding of terminology and components in that field.
In the field of Information Technology, metaphors are used frequently to explain a function or a purpose of an action in a way that the user could understand and relate to. For Example, the term “virus”, does not imply a biological virus or a microbe like the flue that could cause illness. A computer virus although not being a biological virus, acts in the same manner as one. Its purpose is to infect a computer or a network much like an intrusive biological virus. Once a computer is infected by one, it creates problems that could cause ones computer not to function properly or to “crash”. S
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