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Golden Adj. [prob. From Folklore's `golden Egg'] When Used To Describe A Magnetic Medium (e.
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golden adj.
[prob. from folklore's `golden egg'] When
used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g., `golden disk',
`golden tape'), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec,
ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium.
Related:
golden: adj. [prob. from folklore's `golden egg'] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.
g., `golden disk', `golden tape'), describes one containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version....
platinum-iridium adj. Standard, against which all others of the same category are measured.
Usage: silly. The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually been cast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault beside the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris....
platinum-iridium: adj. Standard, against which all others of the same category are measured.
Usage: silly. The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually been cast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault beside the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris....
Silence is golde
The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. SHAW
Hunting for the Golden fleece.
Midas was into golden showers.
The golden years suck.
There is a golden chain locked to the wall!