boxen

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from Old English byxen (made of boxwood), equivalent to box +‎ -en.

Adjective [edit]

boxen (comparative more boxen, superlative most boxen)

  1. Made of boxwood.
  2. Resembling box (the wood).

Etymology 2 [edit]

box +‎ -en (plural marker)

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 -en for details.

Noun [edit]

boxen (plural)

  1. (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...

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Catalan [edit]

Verb [edit]

boxen

  1. Third-person plural present indicative form of boxar.

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English box.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈbɔksn̩/, /ˈbɔksən/
  • (file)

Verb [edit]

boxen (third-person singular simple present boxt, past tense boxte, past participle geboxt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to box (strike with the fists)

Conjugation [edit]


Luxembourgish [edit]

Verb [edit]

boxen

  1. to box

Conjugation [edit]