-vac

See also: vac, vác, and Vác

English

Etymology

Clipping of vacuum.

Suffix

-vac

1. (obsolete, marketing, science fiction, computing, mid-20th century) Used in the naming of computer systems and computer models, due to the use of vacuum tubes as the functional elements of computers of the time.
2. (marketing) Used in the naming of vacuum cleaner models.

Related terms

• EDVAC
• ORDVAC
• UNIVAC
• vac
• vacuum
• vacuum cleaner
• vacuum tube

Anagrams

• ACV, AVC, CVA, Cav.