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VAXherd

VAXherd noun: a sysadmin who works with VAX computers.

Noun

VAXherd (plural VAXherds)

  1. (humorous, slang) A sysadmin who works with VAX computers.

Forms of VAXherd

pluralVAXherds

Origin of VAXherd

Modelled on cowherd, shepherd, etc., as though the computers were animals, probably from the similarity of VAXen to oxen through oxherd.

Questions about VAXherd

What does VAXherd mean?
VAXherd means a sysadmin who works with VAX computers.
What part of speech is VAXherd?
VAXherd is a noun.
What is the plural of VAXherd?
The plural of VAXherd is VAXherds.

Words near VAXherd in the dictionary

  1. vaxed
  2. Vaxelaire
  3. VAXen
  4. vaxer
  5. vaxes
  6. VAXherd
  7. VAXherds
  8. vaxhole
  9. vaxholes
  10. vaxication
  11. vaxications

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