Meanings
nounCrayette (plural Crayettes)
plural Crayettes
- datedinformalcomputingAny minisupercomputer with an instruction set compatible with those of Cray supercomputers.
Origin
From Cray + -ette; coined by the industry magazine Datamation.
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APA
Crayette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crayette
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“Crayette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crayette. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crayette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crayette.
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