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Plug compatibility

Plug compatibility is a characteristic of computer hardware that performs exactly like that of another vendor. Manufacturers who made replacements for IBM peripherals were referred to as plug-compatible manufacturers (PCMs). Later plug-compatible mainframe (also PCM) referred to IBM-compatible mainframe computers. PCM can also mean plug-compatible…

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Plug compatibility and computer systems

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Plug compatibility and peripherals

TelexMemorexCDCStorage Technology Corporation
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Non-computer usage of plug compatibility

Bill of materialsDe facto standards
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Computer hardwareIBMPeripherals
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Plug compatibility and peripherals

Plug compatibility and computer systems

Non-computer usage of plug compatibility

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Plug compatibility

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Triples10
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
Components1

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Plug compatibility

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related to Non-computer usage of plug compatibility · 6
Plug compatibility → For, However, In, Plug, Similar, Some
is a · 1
Plug compatibility → characteristic of computer hardware that performs exactly like that of another vendor

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plug-compatible also system ibm compatibility computer pcm peripherals systems plug compatible may vendor referred computing market bug similar hardware mainframe

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Plug compatibilityis acharacteristic of computer hardware that performs exactly like that of another vendor0.90text
CDCinstance offollowed shortly thereafter by a number of suppliers0.80text
Itelinstance offollowed shortly thereafter by a number of suppliers0.80text
and Storage Technology Corporationinstance offollowed shortly thereafter by a number of suppliers0.80text
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilityPlug0.60section
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilityFor0.60section
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilitySome0.60section
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilitySimilar0.60section
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilityIn0.60section
Plug compatibilityrelated to Non-computer usage of plug compatibilityHowever0.60section

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