More boxen

More boxen is a slang term in computing expressing a need for more computing power. A "box" refers to the main processing hardware of the computer, which is normally installed in a metal case, or box.

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Slang - Hardware

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Boxen is the deliberately corrupted plural form of box, following the "ox" -> "oxen" rule, which is standard in German and Dutch pluralisation. The image of a herd of oxen is appropriate when talking about the technique of interconnecting computers in "clusters" of dozens or hundreds.

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The term is used when one needs more computers or wants to upgrade one's computer.

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It is used among distributed computing fans who connect several small computers together to build personal supercomputers.

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Distributed computing - Supercomputers

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The term was first used in the stand-up act of comedian Brian Regan, who used it to poke fun at his difficulty grasping grammatical concepts as a child (vis-a-vis the words "ox" and "oxen").

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Stand-up act - Brian Regan

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