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@ike according to ernest it stems from /sbin. though one of the early instances was named karabin based on the karabine gun and thus shortened to kbin (or rather expanded from kbin).
@Otome-chan@kbin.social Thanks! Linux reference always welcome. Luckily it has a natural ring to it aurally.