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		Accacin on May 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I've collected over 600 pitch decks So I've always seen the word "deck" and never really understood what it meant. Turns out a "deck" is just a powerpoint? Why do people call them decks?

cvs268 on May 26, 2020 | [–]

Physical slides were using transparencies or slides. A bunch of them stacked together would be like a deck of cards - a slide-deck.

bloemy on May 26, 2020 | [–]

From "slide deck", which itself comes from "card deck", I'd guess.

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