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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.
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Why is it not called side-loading on PC/ Linux PCs?
The real question should be: Why is it called side-loading on phones? Because whether phone owners use the App Store/Google Play or a third party store, all they're doing is installing something. Which, to answer your question, is what you do on PCs. The term "side-loading" is probably something some nutsack in marketing thought up.