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Haven't looked up the etymology, but I've usually heard it in reference to the recording industry. I assume it either refers to dropping a record on a platter / needle onto a record, or "dropping off" new releases at a record store.


In a software industry it implies dropping/removing a feature though


Yes, historically, but the term is context dependent now.

For example, Google widely advertises that its Pixel phones get big "feature drops" every few months.


I guess language is evolving, it is interesting "feature drop" would have the opposite meaning for some people


But users of Photoshop aren't primarily software engineers. Those in creative pursuits are probably more familiar with the music-derived term.




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