iron
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. See also dinosaur. [Jargon File]Last updated: 1994-11-04
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IRIS Explorer ♦ IRIX ♦ IRL ♦ IRM ♦ iron ♦ Iron Age ♦ iron box ♦ Ironman ♦ ironmonger
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