I do not think most people know about the computer science definition of algorithm involving discrete steps. For average people I feel like your definiton of “any system that automatically sorts or elecits information, apart from responding to user input” is the only one known.
You compile your markdown and don’t read it raw? /s
Replace “server” by “os”, “computer” or “software project” and you got me as well.
While I did not figure out a solution yet, but I found out some additional information and came to the conclusion that nixos must have built something weirdly. Thus I posted on the nixos forum and will likely only update there: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/how-to-turn-off-gnome-hover-click-on-kde-plasma-and-why-did-it-get-activated-in-the-first-place/36643