box
<computer> 1. A computer; especially in the construction "foo box" where
foo is some functional qualifier, like "graphics", or the name of an operating
system (thus, "Unix box", "MS-DOS box", etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix
boxes before handing it up to the mainframe." The plural "boxen" is sometimes
seen.
2. Without qualification in an IBM SNA site, "box" refers specifically to an IBM
front-end processor.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-29)
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