Words containing x, a, v
3 letter words containing x, a, v
- vax — (computer) /vaks/ (Virtual Address eXtension) The most successful minicomputer design in industry history, possibly excepting its immediate ancestor, the PDP-11. Between its release in 1978 and its eclipse by killer micros after about 1986, the VAX was probably the hacker's favourite machine, especially after the 1982 release of 4.2BSD Unix. Especially noted for its large, assembly code-programmer-friendly instruction set - an asset that became a liability after the RISC revolution. VAX is also a British brand of carpet cleaner whose advertising slogan, "Nothing sucks like a VAX!" became a battle-cry of RISC partisans. It is even sometimes claimed that DEC actually entered a licencing deal that allowed them to market VAX computers in the UK in return for not challenging the carpet cleaner trademark in the US. The slogan originated in the late 1960s as "Nothing sucks like Electrolux", Electrolux AB being a rival Swedish company. It became a classic textbook example of the perils of not knowing the local idiom, which is ironic because, according to the Electrolux press manager in 1996, the double entendre was intentional. VAX copied the slogan in their promotions in 1986-1987, and it surfaced in New Zealand TV ads as recently as 1992!
4 letter words containing x, a, v
5 letter words containing x, a, v
- mcvax — mcvax.cwi.nl used to be the international backbone node of EUnet, the European Unix network. It was located in Amsterdam, Netherlands and belonged to "Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica" (Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science) which is an institute belonging to a foundation called "Mathematisch Centrum". Since the first mcvax was on of the first VAXen in Europe and one of it's first uucp connections was to a machine called decvax it was quickly christened mcvax. Some also say this was done to give Jim McKie a nice mail address: mcvax!mckie. But this is certainly not true at all. The function of EUnet international backbone moved to another VAX later but the name moved with it, because in those days of mainly uucp based mail and before widespread use of pathalias it was simply not feasible to rename the machine to "europa" as was suggested at one stage. Mcsun (or relay.eu.net or net.eu.relay in some parts of Europe) replaced the international backbone host of EUnet around 1990. This machine was donated by Sun Microsystems owned by the European Unix Systems User Group (EUUG). It was located about 5m from where mcvax used to be and operated by the same people. Mcvax has finally ceased to exist in the domain and uucp namespaces. It still exists in the EARN/BITNET namespace.
- varix — Also called varicosity. Pathology. a permanent abnormal dilation and lengthening of a vein, usually accompanied by some tortuosity; a varicose vein.
- vaxen — /vak'sn/ (From "oxen", perhaps influenced by "vixen") The plural canonically used among hackers for the DEC VAX computers. "Our installation has four PDP-10s and twenty vaxen." See boxen.
6 letter words containing x, a, v
7 letter words containing x, a, v
- activex — a set of technologies for integrating software components on the internet
- antivax — of, relating to, or noting people, especially parents of young children, who distrust or are against vaccination: the antivax movement.
- delvaux — Paul. 1897–1994, Belgian surrealist painter: his works portray dreamlike figures in mysterious settings
- exclave — A portion of territory of one state completely surrounded by territory of another or others, as viewed by the home territory.
- exuviae — An animal's cast or sloughed skin, especially that of an insect larva.
8 letter words containing x, a, v
- aviatrix — a female aviator
- cuxhaven — a port in NW Germany, at the mouth of the River Elbe. Pop: 52 876 (2003 est)
- excavate — Make (a hole or channel) by digging.
- exclaves — Plural form of exclave.
- exuviate — (ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
9 letter words containing x, a, v
- excavated — Simple past tense and past participle of excavate.
- excavates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excavate.
- excavator — A person who removes earth carefully and systematically from an archaeological site in order to find buried remains.
- expansive — Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive or wide-ranging.
- expiative — That serves to expiate.
10 letter words containing x, a, v
- antivaxxer — a person who distrusts or is against vaccination, especially a parent who refuses to have a young child vaccinated.
- excavating — Present participle of excavate.
- excavation — The action of excavating something, esp. an archaeological site.
- excavators — Plural form of excavator.
- excitative — Causing excitation.
11 letter words containing x, a, v
- excavations — Plural form of excavation.
- exclamative — a word or sentence that denotes an exclamation
- exemplative — Serving as or providing a typical example.
- exfoliative — That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation.
- exhortative — (comparable) Appearing to exhort; in an urging manner.
12 letter words containing x, a, v
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian
- exaggerative — Marked by exaggeration.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- excavational — Relating to excavation.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
13 letter words containing x, a, v
- active-matrix — of or relating to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, the most common type of flat-panel display.
- antioxidative — That functions as an antioxidant.
- antireflexive — noting a relation in which no element is in relation to itself, as “less than.”.
- approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
- convexo-plane — plano-convex
14 letter words containing x, a, v
- concavo-convex — having one side concave and the other side convex
- coxsackievirus — any of a group of enteroviruses that cause several diseases, as viral meningitis
- exhaustiveness — The state of being exhaustive.
- exploitatively — In an exploitative manner.
- extravagancies — Plural form of extravagancy.
15 letter words containing x, a, v
- aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
- convexo-concave — having one side convex and the other side concave
- ex-servicewoman — a woman who has served in the army, navy, or air force
- experimentative — having a tendency to experiment; experimental; of the nature of an experiment
- extensivization — the process of (something) becoming more extensive, esp in agriculture
16 letter words containing x, a, v
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- over-expectation — the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
- over-explanation — the act or process of explaining.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- overexploitation — use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.
18 letter words containing x, a, v
- over-extrapolation — to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture.
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