Bitcoin : A digital currency or a computer program?

[kryptqnick]

Do you think of Netflix first as code or as a streaming service? How about Bitcointalk? Is it a forum or a bunch of code?
To me, the Bitcoin question is of the same nature. Of course it's all code, but that is very generic and avoids specifics about the nature and purpose of the subject matter. So it's not an 'either-or' situation, it's just that calling it a digital currency is more specific and insightful into its function. Aside from being a digital currency, it's also something that many regard as an investment and use as such.