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> If you go an appropriate it to describe a whole bunch of phenomena because you can't be bothered to distinguish between them

Cosmic ray is the appropriate colloquial term. Just like "bug" is the appropriate term to describe computer problems that have nothing to do with insects. It's a well established colloquialism and not simply terminology made up on the spot like in your example.



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