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[–] rutrum@lm.paradisus.day 3 points 9 months ago

Its pronounced "coke" I believe. Its named after the french mathematician Thierry Coquand. Apparently coq is also a name for rooster. According to wikipedia, computer science in France frequently names things after animals? Idk dont we all?