virtual shredder

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

virtual shredder
 n.

   The jargonic equivalent of the {bit bucket} at shops using IBM's
   VM/CMS operating system. VM/CMS officially supports a whole bestiary
   of virtual card readers, virtual printers, and other phantom devices;
   these are used to supply some of the same capabilities Unix gets from
   pipes and I/O redirection.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

virtual shredder

   The jargon equivalent of the {bit bucket} at shops using
   {IBM}'s {VM/CMS} {operating system}.  VM/CMS officially
   supports a whole bestiary of virtual card readers, virtual
   printers, and other phantom devices; these are used to supply
   some of the same capabilities {Unix} gets from {pipes} and
   {I/O redirection}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-01-30)

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