boxenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from 古期英語 byxen (“made of boxwood”), equivalent to box +‎ -en.

形容詞

boxen (comparative more boxen, superlative most boxen)

1. Made of boxwood.
2. Resembling box (the wood).

語源 2

From box (“computer”) +‎ -en (archaic plural suffix), by analogy with VAXen and/or oxen.

名詞

boxen

1. (nonstandard, humorous) plural of box (“computer”)
   • 2004, Joel Spolsky, chapter 40, in Joel on Software, Apress, →ISBN, page 287:

     Reality: Sun and HP are hardware companies. They make boxen.

関連する語

• VAXen

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