Dinosaur

имя существительное динозавр

Большой англо-русский словарь

Dinosaur

динозавр; динозавровый

Англо-русский научно-технический словарь

Dinosaur

noun Etymology: New Latin Dinosaurus, genus name, from Greek deinos terrifying + sauros lizard — more at dire 1. any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct often very large chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era 2. any of various large extinct reptiles (as ichthyosaurs) other than the true dinosaurs 3. one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete • dinosaurian adjectivedinosauric adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Dinosaur

1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power. Used especially of old minicomputers and mainframes, in contrast with newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from the 1988 Unix EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not amused. Compare big iron; see also dinosaurs mating. 2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a zipperhead.

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