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BRS /B-R-S/ N. Syn. Big Red Switch. This Abbreviation Is Fairly Common On-line.
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BRS /B-R-S/ n.
Syn. Big Red Switch. This
abbreviation is fairly common on-line.
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BRS: /B-R-S/ n. Syn. {Big Red Switch}. This abbreviation is fairly common on-line.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
Big Red Switch: [IBM] n. The power switch on a computer, esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM {mainframe} or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red....
Big Red Switch n. [IBM] The power switch on a computer, esp.
he `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red....
molly-guard /mol'ee-gard/ n. [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands.
Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day....
molly-guard: /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] n.
A shield to prevent tripping of some {Big Red Switch} by clumsy or ignorant hands....
abbrev /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ n. Common abbreviation for `abbreviation'.
Someone thought The Big Red Button was a light switch.
abbrev: /*-breev'/, /*-brev'/ n. Common abbreviation for `abbreviation'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
BBS /B-B-S/ n. [common; abbreviation, `Bulletin Board System'] An electronic bulletin board system
hat is, a message database where people can log in and leave broadcast messages for others grouped (typically) into topic groups....