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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dinosaur \Di"no*saur\, Dinosaurian \Di`no*sau"ri*an\, n. [Gr. ? terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and {deinosaurian}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dinosaur n : any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Dinosaur, CO (town, FIPS 20495) Location: 40.24156 N, 109.00804 W Population (1990): 324 (157 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81610 From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: dinosaur n. 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power. Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast with newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from the 1988 Unix EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not amused. Compare {big iron}; see also {mainframe}. 2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: dinosaur 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power. Used especially of old {minicomputer}s and {mainframe}s, in contrast with newer {microprocessor}-based machines. In a famous quote from the 1988 Unix EXPO, {Bill Joy} compared the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive {IBM} display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not amused. Compare {big iron}; see also {dinosaurs mating}. 2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}. [{Jargon File}]
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