A Bin or a Bucket?

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Chris Meller
on August 19, 2006
in Advice, Internet and Public Opinion
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I need a name consultation from anyone who happens to see this post in the near future…

You’re dumping a bunch of random stuff somewhere. Is it a bin or a bucket?

4 Responses to “A Bin or a Bucket?”

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  1. 1 Tom Simpson
    August 19, 2006 at 11:55 pm

    I would personaly just call it a junk drawer or a floorboard. If it is a choice between the two, though, I would have to go with “bucket”.

  2. 2 fadumpt
    August 20, 2006 at 12:16 am

    It depends really.

    Physically, a bin is usually a square or a rectangle. Straight sides and all.

    A bucket is your average cylinder shaped device with an open (or can be opened) end.

    Buckets are normally big but can be small.
    Bins are normally small.

    Those little parts bins you get at Lowes are indeed bins. In that general area, you should be able to find 1 and 5 gallon buckets.

    Like Tom said, you also have your floorboard stash of crap, and your junk drawer. Honorable mention is that pile of shit in the middle of the floor…that’s referred to as a pile.

  3. 3 Cal
    August 20, 2006 at 10:59 pm

    If you are throwing it away it’s a bin.

    Otherwise it’s a container…

  4. 4 ketsugi
    August 23, 2006 at 7:56 am

    Ordinarily I’d say it’s /tmp but I don’t think that’s the answer you want here :P

    If I had to choose between the two, I’d go with “bucket” as well.

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