:disk farm: n. (also {laundromat}) A large room or rooms filled
with disk drives (esp. {washing machine}s).
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with disk drives (esp. {washing machine}s).
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Related:
- disk farm n.
(also laundromat) A large room or rooms
filled with disk drives (esp.
washing machines)... - laundromat n.
Syn. disk farm;
see washing machine... - rusty memory: n. Mass-storage that uses iron-oxide-based magnetic
media (esp.
tape and the pre-Winchester removable disk packs used... - walking drives: n. An occasional failure mode of magnetic-disk
drives back in the days when they were huge,
clunky {washing machine}s. Those old {dinosaur}... - maximum Maytag mode: What a {washing machine} or, by extension,
any hard disk is in when it's being used so heavily... - walking drives n.
An occasional failure mode of
magnetic-disk drives back in the days when they were huge,
clunky washing machines. Those old dinosaur parts... - short card: n. A half-length IBM PC expansion card or adapter that
will fit in one of the two short slots located towards the right
rear of a standard chassis (tucked behind the floppy disk drives).
See also {tall card}. -- The AI Hackers... - washing machine: n. Old-style 14-inch hard disks in floor-standing
cabinets.
So called because of the size of the cabinet and the... - DK%WMM Disk Unit -
Washing Machine...
