podule
nounUK /ˈpɒdjuːl/ · US /ˈpɑd͡ʒul/
Etymology Blend of pod + module.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Dated An expansion mechanism for ARM-based computer systems, generally a Eurocard-compatible printed circuit board that plugs into a backplane inside the machine.
- The podules Acorn plans to release include network cards (for Econet and Ethernet), ROM cards containing application software, a MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) sound card, an extended I/O card, […]1987, Byte, volume 12, numbers 10-11, page 126:
- The Archimedes version of the Chromalock is a plug-in podule.1989, Science Software, volume 5, page 231:
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- Acorn's Springboard is a PC card with an Arm chip, either 1Mbyte or 4Mbyte of ram and a 32-bit podule bus. The result is a simple and cheap multiprocessor system on a PC base[…]1990, Electronics World + Wireless World:
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A pod.
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Synonym of module (A self-contained component of a system)