Glassfet

2 definitions found

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

  glassfet /glas'fet/ n. [by analogy with MOSFET, the acronym for
     `Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor'] Syn. {firebottle},
     a humorous way to refer to a vacuum tube.
  
  



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

  glassfet
       
          /glas'fet/ [Analogy with {MOSFET}] (or "{firebottle}") A
          humorous way to refer to a {vacuum tube}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]