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Boxen vs Boxes - What's the difference?

boxen | boxes |

As nouns the difference between boxen and boxes

is that boxen is multiple computers (or occasionally a single computer), especially those running UNIX while boxes is plural of lang=en.

As an adjective boxen

is made of boxwood.

As a verb boxes is

third-person singular of box.

boxen

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made of boxwood.
  • Resembling box (the wood).

    • Etymology 2

    A nonstandard plural of box formed by analogy with oxen. The standard plural of box'' is boxes; ''-en'' is no longer a plural in standard use. See '' for details.

    Noun

  • (computing, slang) Multiple computers (or occasionally a single computer), especially those running UNIX.
  • * 1996, Siu Ha Vivian Chu, DEC vt320 ? linux boxen in comp.os.linux.networking
    • i can't seem to find any how-to regarding connecting a terminal to a linux boxen via parallel port...
  • * 2002, Gregory Seidman, serving debian to redhat boxen in muc.lists.debian.user
    • Furthermore, it is necessary that all four Linux boxen have the same development environment...

    References

    * http://foldoc.org/foldoc.cgi?boxen * http://foldoc.org/foldoc.cgi?VAXen * http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Brian_Regan ----

    boxes

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (box)
    • ----