BIXen

English

Etymology

Humorous modern use of -en from Middle English; compare VAXen.

Noun

BIXen pl (plural only)

1. (computing, slang) Users of the Byte Information Exchange (BIX) system, which ran from the mid-1980s until 2001.
   • 2014, Bruce Hoult, “Re: Mill CPU public talk 6:00 to 8:30PM September 22 at NNUG, Oslo, Norway”, in comp.arch (Usenet):

     The same thoughts go for BIXen. That used to be quite possibly the best place in the world to hang out.

   • 2000, Kevin J. Cheek, “[PLAQUE]: BIX - Byte Information Exchange [LONG]”, in alt.callahans (Usenet):

     Some BIXen, as we call ourselves, wonder where we will go. We are the virtual dispossessed, cybernetic nomads on the cusp of searching for a niche for ourselves.

Anagrams

• Benxi