"-vac" meaning in English

See -vac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Clipping of vacuum. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vacuum}} Clipping of vacuum Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -vac, {{en-suffix}} -vac
  1. (obsolete, marketing, science fiction, computing, mid-20th century) Used in the naming of computer systems and computer models, due to the use of vacuum tubes as the functional elements of computers of the time. Tags: dated, morpheme, obsolete Categories (topical): Computing, Marketing, Science fiction
  2. (marketing) Used in the naming of vacuum cleaner models. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Marketing Related terms: EDVAC, ORDVAC, UNIVAC, vac, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, vacuum tube
    Sense id: en--vac-en-suffix-KPxDb5DF Topics: business, marketing

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