Comments on: Network Dictionary – Pixen http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/ Network design, architecture, thinking, working. Tech. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/#comment-278 Greg Ferro Fri, 09 May 2008 20:09:10 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=197#comment-278 i thought about that but it doesn't have gravitas like Pixen - it sounds better i thought about that but it doesn’t have gravitas like Pixen – it sounds better

]]> By: Ed http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/#comment-277 Ed Fri, 09 May 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=197#comment-277 What about pixii (pronounced pix-eye)? Or maybe just say, "A plethora of pix"? What about pixii (pronounced pix-eye)?
Or maybe just say, “A plethora of pix”?

]]> By: Brandon Carroll http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/#comment-276 Brandon Carroll Thu, 08 May 2008 06:54:03 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=197#comment-276 I love it. How about a group of ASA's? Regards, Brandon I love it. How about a group of ASA’s?

Regards,

Brandon

]]> By: Greg Ferro http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/#comment-275 Greg Ferro Wed, 07 May 2008 15:48:06 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=197#comment-275 Also a favourite of mine, however, this term is mostly pwned by Unix people and (by my very ruf'n'reddy rules) not suitable for the Network Dictionary. Suggestions always welcome. See below: boxen: /bok-sn/, pl.n. [very common; by analogy with VAXen] Fanciful plural of box often encountered in the phrase ëUnix boxení, used to describe commodity Unix hardware. The connotation is that any two Unix boxen are interchangeable. http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/B/boxen.html Also a favourite of mine, however, this term is mostly pwned by Unix people and (by my very ruf’n'reddy rules) not suitable for the Network Dictionary. Suggestions always welcome.

See below:

boxen: /bok-sn/, pl.n.

[very common; by analogy with VAXen] Fanciful plural of box often encountered in the phrase ëUnix boxení, used to describe commodity Unix hardware. The connotation is that any two Unix boxen are interchangeable.

http://catb.org/esr/jargon/html/B/boxen.html

]]> By: John Coke http://etherealmind.com/network-dictionary-pixen/#comment-274 John Coke Wed, 07 May 2008 15:42:12 +0000 http://etherealmind.com/?p=197#comment-274 In addition to PIXen, I've also been known to use the term boxen. In addition to PIXen, I’ve also been known to use the term boxen.

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