Systems Network Architecture

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(SNA) IBM's proprietary high level networking protocol standard, used by IBM and IBM compatible mainframes.

Also referred to as "Blue Glue", SNA is a bletcherous protocol once widely favoured at commercial shops. The official IBM definition is "that which binds blue boxes together." It may be relevant that Blue Glue is also a 3M product commonly used to hold down carpets in dinosaur pens.

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Last updated: 1994-11-23

Nearby terms:

systems jock ♦ Systems Network Architecture ♦ system software ♦ systems operator

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