May 15, 2003

green machine

n.

A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab ‘uniform’ paint used for military equipment.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:45 AM

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