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What is the etymology of 'slug'?
In CouchDB definitive guide the author used key "slug" in a document.
{
"title": "Hello World",
"slug": "hello_world"
}
What does "slug" mean and why is it used?
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2See [What is the etymology of 'slug'?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4230846/what-is-the-etymology-of-slug). The answers explain both the etymology and meaning. – Matthew Flaschen Dec 05 '10 at 02:21
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL#Slug – Brent Bradburn Mar 22 '21 at 01:44
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This is a question that programmers will want answered. The "Possible Duplicate" is closed too. – Brent Bradburn Mar 22 '21 at 01:46
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Slug is used to make a name that is not acceptable for various reasons - e.g. containing special characters, too long, mixed-case, etc. - appropriate for the target usage. What target usage means is context dependent, but in general case slug is a more appropriate combination of other fields. In the above case, only one field is used - title.
Have a look at these SOqs, too:
If you are into the origin of the term, see this:
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What about the meaning of "slug" in this context? Where does it come from? – Vadorequest Oct 24 '18 at 14:03