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English
Etymology
See -centrism.
Noun
VAXocentrism (uncountable)
- (computing, slang, rare) The incorrect assumption that certain behaviours and memory storage conventions of the VAX (a computer system of the 1970s) are applicable on all computer architectures.
1991, Jay Maynard, “Segmented Architectures ( formerly Re: 48-bit computers)”, in comp.arch (Usenet):There's nothing that says that array elements in FORTRAN - or, for that matter, C - have to be contiguous. Thinking that that must be true as a matter of Natural Law is purest VAXocentrism.
1993, David P. Murphy, “modifying a literal string in C code”, in vmsnet.alpha (Usenet):i've long insisted that everyone here at NPRI *always* redefine that psect to be readonly under VAX/VMS . . . our code gets ported to other platforms, and it would be definite vaxocentrism to assume that literal strings are writable.