front-end processor
(FEP) 1. A small computer necessary to enable an IBM mainframe using SNA to
communicate beyond the limits of the dinosaur pen.
2. A small computer controlling the screen and keyboard of a Symbolics 3600 LISP
Machine.
Nearby terms:
frogging « Frolic « front end « front-end
processor » front side bus » frotz » frotzed
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