heavy metal n.
[Cambridge] Syn. big iron.
[Cambridge] Syn. big iron.
Related:
- heavy metal: [Cambridge] n. Syn. {big iron}.
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The AI Hackers... - big iron n.
[common] Large, expensive, ultra-fast
computers.
Used generally of number-crunching supercomputers ... - big iron: n. Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers.
Used generally of {number-crunching} supercomputers... - calculator [Cambridge] n.
Syn.
for bitty box... - iron: n. Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of
{mainframe} class with big metal cabinets housing relatively
low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern
supercomputers).
Often in the phrase {big iron}. Oppose {silicon}... - iron n.
Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of
mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively
low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern
supercomputers).
Often in the phrase big iron. Oppose silicon. ... - rusty iron n.
Syn. tired iron.
It has been claimed that this is the inevitable... - rusty iron: n. Syn. {tired iron}. It has been claimed that this
is the inevitable fate of {water MIPS}.
The AI Hackers... - glassfet /glas'fet/ n.
[by analogy with MOSFET, the
acronym for `Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor']
Syn.
firebottle, a humorous way to refer to a vacuum tube...
From the same category:
- bum
1. vt. To make highly efficient, either in time or
space,
often at the expense of clarity. "I managed to bum... - hollised /hol'ist/ adj.
[Usenet: sci.space]
To be hollised is to have been ordered by one's employer not to
post any even remotely job-related material to Usenet (or,
by extension, to... - segv /seg'vee/ n.,vi.
Yet another synonym for
segmentation fault (actually,
in this case, `segmentation violation')... - Pentagram Pro n.
A humorous corruption of "Pentium
Pro",
with a Satanic reference, implying that the chip is... - dusty deck n.
Old software (especially applications) which
one is obliged to remain compatible with,
or to maintain (DP types call this `legacy code'...
