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A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab "uniform" paint used for military equipment.

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Nearby terms: green bytes « green card « green lightning « green machine » green monitor » Green's Theorem » Greenwich Mean Time

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