Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern supercomputers). Often in the phrase big iron. Oppose silicon.See also dinosaur. This article is provided by FOLDOC - Free Onli...
Hardware, especially older and larger hardware ofmainframeclass with big metal cabinets housing relatively low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern supercomputers). Often in the phrasebig iron. Opposesilicon. See alsodinosaur. ...