VAXherd

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noun

A sysadmin who works with VAX computers.

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Meanings

nounVAXherd (plural VAXherds)

plural VAXherds

  1. humorousslangcomputingA sysadmin who works with VAX computers.

Origin

Modelled on cowherd, shepherd, etc., as though the computers were animals, probably from the similarity of VAXen to oxen through oxherd.

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APA

VAXherd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VAXherd

MLA

“VAXherd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VAXherd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “VAXherd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/VAXherd.

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