English
sysplex
Blend of system + complex.
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’
Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’
Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’
Middle French systeme
English system
Latin plectō ‘to weave, braid’
Latin complector ‘to entwine, encircle’
Latin complexus
French complexe ‘complex’
English complex
Today it means
noun A group of connected IBM mainframe systems that share resources.
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