Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slowaris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slowaris
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Solaris, a Unix-based operating system earlier known as SunOS and now developed by Oracle Corporation.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Blend of slow + Solaris, suggesting slow performance.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does slowaris mean?: Solaris, a Unix-based operating system earlier known as SunOS and now developed by Oracle Corporation.
Where does slowaris come from?: Blend of slow + Solaris, suggesting slow performance.

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