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boat anchor
(foldoc) | boat anchor
1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending
hardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a working
motherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boat
anchor!"
2. A person who just takes up space.
3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used
of an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term of
annoyance, but became more and more affectionate as the
hardware became more and more obsolete.
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boat anchor
(jargon) | boat anchor
n.
[common; from ham radio]
1. Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offending hardware is
irreversibly dead or useless. “That was a working motherboard once. One
lightning strike later, instant boat anchor!”
2. A person who just takes up space.
3. Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when used of an old,
bulky, quirky system; originally a term of annoyance, but became more and
more affectionate as the hardware became more and more obsolete.
Auctioneers use this term for a large, undesirable object such as a washing
machine; actual boating enthusiasts, however, use “mooring anchor” for
frustrating (not actually useless) equipment.
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