Saturday, June 09, 2007
Buzzword and Jargon Watch
- engine, noun,
Used to refer to the microprocessor chip(s) installed inside a computer system (like IBM's System i)
During a recent set of presentations that I attended, the term engine was used frequently (mostly by IBMers) in the sense defined above. I'll keep my eyes and ears posted for uses in "outside" publications and presentations.
