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• Vavs

  noun 1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 2. any of the sounds represented by this letter. noun 1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ו) transliterated as v or w Also called waw

• Vaward

  noun, Archaic. 1. vanguard.

• Vax

  computer /vaks/ (Virtual Address eXtension) The most successful minicomputer design in industry history, possibly excepting its immediate ancestor, the PDP-11. Between its release in 1978 and its eclipse by killer micros after about 1986, the VAX was probably the hacker’s favourite machine, especially after the 1982 release of 4.2BSD Unix. Especially noted for its large, […]

• Vax document

  A document preparation system from DEC.

• Vaxectomy

  jargon /vak-sek’t*-mee/ (By analogy with “vasectomy”) Removal of a VAX. DEC’s Microvaxen, especially, are much slower than newer RISC-based workstations such as the SPARC. Thus, if one knows one has a replacement coming, VAX removal can be cause for celebration. [Jargon File] (1995-02-20)

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