Firebottle

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  firebottle n.obs. A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical
     device, similar in function to a FET but constructed out of glass,
     metal, and vacuum. Characterized by high cost, low density, low
     reliability, high-temperature operation, and high power dissipation.
     Sometimes mistakenly called a `tube' in the U.S. or a `valve' in
     England; another hackish term is {glassfet}.


  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  firebottle
       
          {electron tube}