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+date: 2024-12-05
+title: can opener
+description: A can opener is a service component that affords access to preserved fruits and vegetables.
+tags:
+  - language
+  - programming
+---
+
+If I ask you what a can opener is, and you say
+
+> A can opener is a service component that affords access to preserved fruits and vegetables.
+
+This does not help me at all. I am looking for something along the lines of
+
+> A can opener is a handheld metal tool that cuts the lids off of canned food, which you can buy at the grocery store. You use it by turning a knob, which puts pressure on two blades, which cut through the metal lid of the can.
+
+Thank you.