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1. (n.) Stone Age
the early period of human history preceding the Bronze and Iron ages and characterized by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.
Etymology: (1860–65)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Stone Age
(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements
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1. stone age
the name given to that period in the history of civilisation when the weapons of war and the chase and the implements of industry were made of stone, prior to employment for these purposes of bronze, characteristic of the age succeeding.
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1. stone age
1. In computer folklore, an ill-defined period from ENIAC (ca. 1943)
to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical
dinosaurs. Sometimes used for the entire period up
to 1960--61 (see Iron Age); however, it is funnier
and more descriptive to characterize the latter period in terms of a
‘Bronze Age’ era of transistor-logic,
pre-ferrite-core machines with drum or CRT mass
storage (as opposed to just mercury delay lines and/or relays). See also
Iron Age. 2. More generally, a pejorative for any crufty, ancient piece of
hardware or software technology. Note that this is used even by people who
were there for the Stone Age (sense 1).
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