| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Big Iron | Big Iron is a western ballad by Marty Robbins, released in 1960. It tells the story of an unnamed Arizona Ranger's gunfight with an outlaw named Texas Red (modeled on Billy the Kid), and of the Ranger's quickness with the "big iron" on his hip. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Big iron | Computing | Big iron | |
| Big iron | Computing | Big iron n. [common] Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers. Used generally of number-crunching supercomputers such as Crays, but can include more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. Term of approval; compare heavy metal, oppose dinosaur. Source: Jargon File.. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: BIG IRON | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Big iron | 16 | Big iron | 16 | |
| Big Iron World | 6 | Big Iron (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Big Iron (alternative meanings) | 3 | Big Iron Farm Show | 2 | |
| Big Iron Farm Show | 2 | Big Iron World | 6 | |
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