Slowaris

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of slow +‎ Solaris, suggesting slow performance.

Proper noun[edit]

Slowaris

  1. (informal, dysphemistic) Solaris, a Unix-based operating system earlier known as SunOS and now developed by Oracle Corporation.
    • 2006, InfoWorld, volume 28, number 38, page 24:
      Linux faithful mock Solaris with the adolescent nickname "Slowaris," but I challenge critics to find one instance among the innumerable huge-scale Solaris deployments where decision makers are considering a switch to Linux for speed's sake.
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