Ask HN: What does "tendable" mean to you?
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A few things come to mind:
1. to "tend" to something. For example, a to-do list or monitoring service.
2. to extend something. For example, may be an API list or some kind of add-on.
3. related to number 1 above would be to be attentive to something.
1. to "tend" to something. For example, a to-do list or monitoring service.
2. to extend something. For example, may be an API list or some kind of add-on.
3. related to number 1 above would be to be attentive to something.
Gardening first ('tend to my plants'), sick people second ('tend to a patient').
The generic usage of tend, '[plural noun] tend to [something]', is a bit too generic to evoke any strong mental image.
The generic usage of tend, '[plural noun] tend to [something]', is a bit too generic to evoke any strong mental image.
It reminds me of "tenable" as in the opposite of "untenable", so basically something that is doable or possible. Also makes me think of "tending my garden" so perhaps its some sort of protective thing.
It's tend-able not ten-able. I thought the same when I first read this too.
Tend to as taking care of business
My co-founder and I were curious to know what people, with no prior knowledge of the context of the app, thought the service was about based on the name alone.
Any takers?