tube

n 1: a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and

conduct liquids or gases [syn: {tubing}]

2: a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or

metal envelope [syn: {vacuum tube}, {thermionic vacuum

tube}, {thermionic tube}, {electron tube}, {thermionic

valve}]

3: a hollow cylindrical shape [syn: {pipe}]

4: (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure [syn: {tube-shaped

structure}]

5: an electric underground railway [syn: {metro}, {subway}, {underground}]

v : convey in a tube

tube

1. A {CRT} terminal. Never used in the mainstream

sense of TV; real hackers don't watch TV, except for Loony

Toons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Trek Classic, the Simpsons, and the

occasional cheesy old swashbuckler movie.

2. {electron tube}.

3. (IBM) To send a copy of something to someone

else's terminal. "Tube me that note."

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-02-05)