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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
VAX
/vaks/ (Virtual Address eXtensio) 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, assembly
code-programmer-friendly instruction set - an asset that
became a liability after the RISC revolution.
VAX is also a British brand of carpet cleaner
http://www.vax.co.uk/)" rel="nofollow">(http://www.vax.co.uk/) whose advertising slogan, "Nothing
sucks like a VAX!" became a battle-cry of RISC partisans. It
is even sometimes claimed that DEC actually entered a
licencing deal that allowed them to market VAX computers in
the UK in return for not challenging the carpet cleaner
trademark in the US.
The slogan originated in the late 1960s as "Nothing sucks like
Electrolux", Electrolux AB being a rival Swedish company. It
became a classic textbook example of the perils of not knowing
the local idiom, which is ironic because, according to the
Electrolux press manager in 1996, the double entendre was
intentional. VAX copied the slogan in their promotions in
1986-1987, and it surfaced in New Zealand TV ads as recently
as 1992!
[{Jargon File]
(2000-09-28)
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
VAX /vaks/ n. 1. [from 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 favorite machine of them all, esp. after the 1982 release of
4.2 BSD Unix (see BSD). Esp. noted for its large,
assembler-programmer-friendly instruction set -- an asset that became a
liability after the RISC revolution. 2. A major brand of vacuum cleaner
in Britain. Cited here because its sales pitch, "Nothing sucks like a
VAX!" became a sort of battle-cry of RISC partisans. It is even
sometimes claimed that DEC actually entered a cross-licensing deal with
the vacuum-Vax people that allowed them to market VAX computers in the
U.K. in return for not challenging the vacuum cleaner trademark in the
U.S.
A rival brand actually pioneered the slogan: its original form was
"Nothing sucks like Electrolux". It has apparently become a classic
example (used in advertising textbooks) of the perils of not knowing the
local idiom. But in 1996, the press manager of Electrolux AB, while
confirming that the company used this slogan in the late 1960s, also
tells us that their marketing people were fully aware of the possible
double entendre and intended it to gain attention.
And gain attention it did - the VAX-vacuum-cleaner people thought the
slogan a sufficiently good idea to copy it. Several British hackers
report that VAX's promotions used it in 1986-1987, and we have one
report from a New Zealander that the infamous slogan surfaced there in
TV ads for the product in 1992.
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]
VAX
Virtual Address eXtension (DEC, VAX)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vax
Middle English n.
(alt form enm wax t=wax id=wax)
n.
1 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccine)
2 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccination)
vb.
(lb en slang) To vaccinate.
Zhuang n.
tile
Zhuang vb.
1 to grab; to snatch
2 to dredge; to scoop; to haul (out of water)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
vax
n.
1 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccine)
2 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccination)
vb.
(lb en slang) To vaccinate.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
vax
Middle English n.
(alt form enm wax t=wax id=wax)
n.
1 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccine)
2 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccination)
vb.
(lb en slang) To vaccinate.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
vax
Middle English n.
(alt form enm wax t=wax id=wax)
n.
1 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccine)
2 (lb en slang) (clipping of en vaccination)
vb.
(lb en slang) To vaccinate.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
vax
n.
1 (tagg: kemi) ester av en högre fettsyra och en högre alkohol som är
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjuk och hydrofob
2 (tagg: allmänt) vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt
material oavsett kemisk struktur som kan användas vid smörjning,
polering eller som bränsle
3 (tagg: slang) grammofonskiva med inspelning av musik; musikalbum
(?: böjningar, gäller detta enbart skivor av PVC?)
From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
vax
n.
1 (tagg: kemi) ester av en högre fettsyra och en högre alkohol som är
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjuk och hydrofob
2 (tagg: allmänt) vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt
material oavsett kemisk struktur som kan användas vid smörjning,
polering eller som bränsle
3 (tagg: slang) grammofonskiva med inspelning av musik; musikalbum
(?: böjningar, gäller detta enbart skivor av PVC?)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Vax /vˈaks/
ميني كومبيوتر
From íslenska - English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:isl-eng ]
vax /ʋˈaks/
wax
From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-bul ]
vax /vˈaks/
восък
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-deu ]
vax /vˈaks/
Wachs
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-ell ]
vax /vˈaks/
κερί
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:swe-eng ]
vax /vˈatːən/
wax
From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-fra ]
vax /vˈaks/
cire
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-ita ]
vax /vˈaks/
cera
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-jpn ]
vax /vˈaks/
ワックス, 蝋
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-lat ]
vax /vˈaks/
cera
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-nld ]
vax /vˈaks/
was
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-nor ]
vax /vˈaks/
voks
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-pol ]
vax /vˈaks/
wosk
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-por ]
vax /vˈaks/
cera
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-rus ]
vax /vˈaks/
воск
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-spa ]
vax /vˈaks/
cera
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:swe-tur ]
vax /vˈaks/
balmumu, mum
vid rumstemperatur fast men mjukt och hydrofobt material
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈvæks/
From IPA:sv : [ IPA:sv ]
/vakːs/
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
VAX
虚拟地址扩展器
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