dinosaur

dinosaur (ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː)
—n
1.	saurischian See also ornithischian pterosaur Compare plesiosaur any extinct terrestrial reptile of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, many of which were of gigantic size and abundant in the Mesozoic era
2.	a person or thing that is considered to be out of date
[C19: from New Latin dinosaurus, from Greek deinos fearful + sauros lizard]
dino'saurian
—adj

dinosaur

dinosaur   (dī'nə-sôr')  Pronunciation Key  Any of various extinct reptiles of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia that flourished during the Mesozoic Era. dinosaurs were carnivorous or herbivorous, dwelled mostly on land, and varied from the size of a small dog to the largest land animals that ever lived. One group of dinosaurs evolved into birds. See more at ornithischian, saurischian. See Note at bird.

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.

dinosaur definition

1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power. Used especially of old minicomputers 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 dinosaurs mating.
2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a zipperhead.
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