Vaxen

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of VAX (“a computer system of the 1970s”) form-of, plural, slang

    "PDP-11s are still used in the atsea data collection role, so some means is necessary of transferring the data files thus produced to the VAXen […]"

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vaccinate

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"PDP-11s are still used in the atsea data collection role, so some means is necessary of transferring the data files thus produced to the VAXen […]"

Etymology

Humorous modern use of Middle English plural ending, VAX (“Virtual Address eXtension”) + -en.

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