-vac

suffix — 2 senses

-vac

suffix

Etymology Clipping of vacuum.

1

Business, Computing, Engineering, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics, Media, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Publishing, Science fiction, Sciences Dated, Morpheme, Obsolete 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.

2

Business, Marketing Morpheme Used in the naming of vacuum cleaner models.

Related terms
EDVAC, ORDVAC, UNIVAC, vac, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, vacuum tube

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